Highlights: December 2024

• In New England, spikes occurred in both wholesale electricity and natural gas prices during December due to below-average temperatures that increased demand for both electricity and natural gas during December 2024

• Southern Company saw a large spread in its annual peak demand, spanning from around 50% to over 80% of its 12-month peak demand range during the month of December.

• Total U.S. coal stockpiles decreased by 2.4% to 128 million tons compared with the previous month.

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