This statistic illustrates U.S. coal power generation for 2019 and gives outlook figures through to 2050. In the United States, coal power generation is estimated to reach approximately 700 billion kilowatt hours by 2050.
Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2019 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
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EIA. (January 29, 2020). Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2019 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2019 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*." Chart. January 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2020). Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2019 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected Coal Power Generation in The U.S. from 2019 to 2050 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2019 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited January 22, 2021)