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U.S. coal power generation forecast 2017-2050
U.S. coal power generation forecast 2017-2050
Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2017 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jan 31, 2019
This statistic illustrates U.S. coal power generation for 2017 and gives outlook figures through to 2050. In the United States, coal power generation is estimated to reach approximately 914 billion kilowatt hours in 2050.
Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2017 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
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| Electricity generation in billion kilowatt hours | |
|---|---|
| 2050 | 914 |
| 2045 | 910 |
| 2040 | 916 |
| 2035 | 926 |
| 2030 | 987 |
| 2025 | 988 |
| 2020 | 1,024 |
| 2017 | 1,186 |
| Electricity generation in billion kilowatt hours | |
|---|---|
| 2050 | 914 |
| 2045 | 910 |
| 2040 | 916 |
| 2035 | 926 |
| 2030 | 987 |
| 2025 | 988 |
| 2020 | 1,024 |
| 2017 | 1,186 |
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Jan 31, 2019
This statistic illustrates U.S. coal power generation for 2017 and gives outlook figures through to 2050. In the United States, coal power generation is estimated to reach approximately 914 billion kilowatt hours in 2050.
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- 2017
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- * EIA reference case projection - a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends. Figures for 2016 are historical values.
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- * EIA reference case projection - a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends. Figures for 2016 are historical values.
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