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U.S. cost of coal for electricity generation 2005-2017
U.S. cost of coal for electricity generation 2005-2017
Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars per ton)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Feb 1, 2019
The statistic shows the average cost of coal for electricity generation in the United States between 2005 and 2017. In 2017, the average cost of coal for electricity generation was 39.27 US dollars per ton.
Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars per ton)
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| Average cost in U.S. dollars per ton | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.27 |
| 2016 | 40.64 |
| 2015 | 42.86 |
| 2014 | 45.96 |
| 2013 | 45.33 |
| 2012 | 46.09 |
| 2011 | 46.65 |
| 2010 | 44.64 |
| 2009 | 43.74 |
| 2008 | 41.14 |
| 2007 | 35.48 |
| 2006 | 34.09 |
| 2005 | 31.2 |
| Average cost in U.S. dollars per ton | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.27 |
| 2016 | 40.64 |
| 2015 | 42.86 |
| 2014 | 45.96 |
| 2013 | 45.33 |
| 2012 | 46.09 |
| 2011 | 46.65 |
| 2010 | 44.64 |
| 2009 | 43.74 |
| 2008 | 41.14 |
| 2007 | 35.48 |
| 2006 | 34.09 |
| 2005 | 31.2 |
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Feb 1, 2019
The statistic shows the average cost of coal for electricity generation in the United States between 2005 and 2017. In 2017, the average cost of coal for electricity generation was 39.27 US dollars per ton.
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
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- According to the source, coal data include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was not included.
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- According to the source, coal data include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was not included.
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