U.S. utility using coal not committed to retire by 2030, with 30.1 terawatt hours worth of coal power expected to remain.
PacifiCorp is the electric utility generating the greatest amount of coal power in the United States. In 2019, the utility which provides services in the Northwest of the country and the Rocky Mountains produced 32.7 terawatt hours of coal-fired electricity. It is also the largest Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2019 (in terawatt hours)
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Statistics on Coal energy in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global operational coal-fired power stations by country 2022
- Basic Statistic Installed global coal power plant capacity in select countries 2022
- Basic Statistic Global coal power generation 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Global coal power generation by country 2021
- Premium Statistic G20: change in coal, wind, and solar electricity generation 2020-2021
Consumption
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Generation
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- Basic Statistic Coal power stations in the U.S.2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Coal power capacity in the U.S. by state 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. coal electricity generation 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Coal power production in the U.S. by state 2021
- Basic Statistic Coal plant capacity factors in the U.S. 2010-2021
Costs
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Companies
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Outlook
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- Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal India FY 2013-2017
- Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants Spain 2010-2022
- U.S. electricity companies based on generation 2013
- Global capacity of coal power plants 2000-2019
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- Number of visitors to Kootenay National Park in Canada 2011-2020
- Amount of Del Monte canned / jarred vegetables eaten in the U.S. 2020
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- Tourism spending decrease in Los Angeles due to COVID-19 in 2020
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Sierra Club. (January 25, 2021). Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2019 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268549/leading-us-coal-power-generating-utilities/
Sierra Club. "Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2019 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. January 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268549/leading-us-coal-power-generating-utilities/
Sierra Club. (2021). Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2019 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268549/leading-us-coal-power-generating-utilities/
Sierra Club. "Leading Electric Utilities by Coal-fired Electricity Generation in The United States in 2019 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268549/leading-us-coal-power-generating-utilities/
Sierra Club, Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2019 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268549/leading-us-coal-power-generating-utilities/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2019 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Sierra Club, January 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268549/leading-us-coal-power-generating-utilities/