The statistic shows the average cost of coal for electricity generation in the United States between 2005 and 2018. In 2018, the average cost of coal for electricity generation was 39.25 US dollars per ton.
Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018
(in U.S. dollars per ton)
According to the source, coal data include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was not included.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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EIA. (December 9, 2019). Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per ton) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183962/average-cost-of-coal-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA. "Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per ton)." Chart. December 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183962/average-cost-of-coal-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA. (2019). Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per ton). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183962/average-cost-of-coal-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA. "Average Cost of Coal for The Electric Power Industry in The U.S. from 2005 to 2018 (in U.S. Dollars per Ton)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183962/average-cost-of-coal-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA, Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per ton) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183962/average-cost-of-coal-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/ (last visited June 07, 2020)
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