electricity generation, with natural gas having surpassed coal as the largest source for power production in the country.
Annual coal consumption in the United States saw an increase for the first time in several years in 2021, with consumption of the fossil fuel amounting to 545.67 million short tons. Before this, the U.S. had been steadily reducing its reliance on coal for Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons)
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Statistics on Energy consumption in the U.S.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (April 1, 2022). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, 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 2021 (in million short tons)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2022). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. 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 2021 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 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 2021 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/