Coal prices for electric power generation in the United States was 1.98 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit in 2021. This is a decrease of 0.06 U.S. dollars when compared to the previous year. However, average coal price is forecast to climb again on the following years.
Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)
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EIA. (November 8, 2022). Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/
EIA. "Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)." Chart. November 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/
EIA. (2022). Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/
EIA. "Average Price for Coal in The Electric Power Sector in The United States from 2012 to 2021, with a Forecast until 2023 (in U.S. Dollars per Million British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/
EIA, Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, November 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/