This statistic represents the electricity net generation from coal in the United States between 2008 and 2018. Here, around 1.15 billion megawatt hours of electricity were generated from coal in 2018.
Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million megawatt hours)*
According to the source, coal figures include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal; coal synfuel and refined coal; and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other gases.
Figures indicate generation at utility-scale facilities.
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EIA. (July 24, 2019). Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million megawatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA. "Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million megawatt hours)*." Chart. July 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA. (2019). Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million megawatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA. "Electricity Generation from Coal in The United States from 2008 to 2018 (in Million Megawatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA, Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million megawatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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