Cost of coal and natural gas for electricity generation in the United States from 1980 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 29, 2022). Cost of coal and natural gas for electricity generation in the United States from 1980 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189180/natural-gas-vis-a-vis-coal-prices/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Cost of coal and natural gas for electricity generation in the United States from 1980 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189180/natural-gas-vis-a-vis-coal-prices/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2022). Cost of coal and natural gas for electricity generation in the United States from 1980 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189180/natural-gas-vis-a-vis-coal-prices/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Cost of Coal and Natural Gas for Electricity Generation in The United States from 1980 to 2021 (in U.S. Dollars per Million British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189180/natural-gas-vis-a-vis-coal-prices/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Cost of coal and natural gas for electricity generation in the United States from 1980 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189180/natural-gas-vis-a-vis-coal-prices/ (last visited May 18, 2022)