Texas is the U.S. state with the highest electricity generation from coal. In 2020, Texas utility scale coal power plants produced some 78.8 terawatt hours of electricity. Missouri was the second largest coal power producer that year, at 51.6 terawatt hours. Although it topped this ranking, coal is only the third-largest electricity generating source in Texas, with natural gas by far the main contributor to the state's power mix.
Electricity generation from utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2020, by select state
(in gigawatt hours)
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EIA. (April 1, 2021). Electricity generation from utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2020, by select state (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
EIA. "Electricity generation from utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2020, by select state (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. April 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
EIA. (2021). Electricity generation from utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2020, by select state (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
EIA. "Electricity Generation from Utility-scale Coal-fired Power Plants in The United States in 2020, by Select State (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/
EIA, Electricity generation from utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2020, by select state (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087124/power-generation-coal-us-by-select-state/ (last visited January 20, 2022)
