In 2018, Texas was the state with the highest electricity generation from coal in the United States, amounting to some 111.5 petawatt hours, however this only represented 26 percent of the total power generation of the state. On the other hand, the electricity generated from coal in Wyoming accounted for 87 of the state's total power production.
Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2018, by select state (in terawatt hours)
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InsideClimate News. (December 19, 2019). Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2018, by select state (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
InsideClimate News. "Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2018, by select state (in terawatt hours)." Chart. December 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
InsideClimate News. (2019). Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2018, by select state (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
InsideClimate News. "Electricity Generation from Coal-fired Power Plants in The United States in 2018, by Select State (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
InsideClimate News, Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2018, by select state (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/ (last visited January 19, 2021)