An estimated 832 billion kilowatt hour of electricity were generated from coal in the United States in 2022. The U.S. production of power from this fossil fuel is projected to decrease to some 243 billion kilowatt hour by 2050.
Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)
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EIA. (March 3, 2023). Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, 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 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2023). Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected Coal Power Generation in The U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph], EIA, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192610/coal-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/