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U.S. coal consumption 2006-2018
Consumption of coal in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018 (in million short tons)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 28, 2019
This statistic represents the annual coal consumption in the United States between 2006 and 2018. In 2018, about 687 million short tons of coal were consumed in the U.S. Here, coal was used to produce around 1,146 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 2018.
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 28, 2019
This statistic represents the annual coal consumption in the United States between 2006 and 2018. In 2018, about 687 million short tons of coal were consumed in the U.S. Here, coal was used to produce around 1,146 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 2018.
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- 2006 to 2018
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For the years January through December.
Figures are compiled from several previous editions.
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