Annual coal consumption in the United States has declined by nearly one third between 2018 and 2020. Aided by a reduction in primary energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, coal consumption fell to a low of 477.3 million short ton sin 2020. In recent years, the U.S. has steadily reduced its reliance on coal for electricity generation. With natural gas having succeeded coal as the largest source for power production in the country.
Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2020
(in million short tons)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (April 1, 2021). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in million short tons)." Chart. April 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2021). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Coal Consumption in The United States from 2006 to 2020 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/ (last visited January 23, 2022)
