Electricity generation from natural gas decreased in all parts of the country, except for Florida, which saw natural gas generation increase 5.4% compared to the previous year. The overall increase in coal generation and subsequent decrease in natural gas generation mainly occurred due to the rise in natural gas prices that happened over the past year.
Net generation from nuclear was down 7.9%, as many nuclear plants were offline for spring maintenance compared to the previous year. Electricity generation from other renewable sources was up in all regions of the country, with Central region seeing the largest percent increase (26.8%) due to an increase in wind and solar plants that have come online since the previous year.
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