Coal-fired electricity generation in U.S. amounted to 898.7 terawatt hours in 2021, slightly up in comparison to the previous year. A decade earlier, almost two thousand terawatt hours of electricity was generated from coal combustion in the country. In 2021, coal accounted for a little over one fifth of the
Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)
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Statistics on Coal energy in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global operational coal-fired power stations by country 2022
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Consumption
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Generation
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- Basic Statistic Coal power stations in the U.S.2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Coal power capacity in the U.S. by state 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. coal electricity generation 2008-2021
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Costs
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Companies
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Outlook
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- Use of coal to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2018
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- Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants Spain 2010-2022
- Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal India FY 2013-2017
- Electricity generation in Ireland 2001-2021
- Global coal share in power mix 2021, by country
- Electricity imports in Tanzania 2015-2019
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- Alberta's coal & coke power generation
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- New Brunswick's coal & coke power generation
- Nova Scotia's coal & coke power generation
- Use of coal to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2018
- Electricity supplied in the United Kingdom (UK) from coal 2005-2017
- Fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2017
- Electricity generated from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2017
- Electricity generated from coal in the UK 2005-2018
- Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants Spain 2010-2022
- Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal India FY 2013-2017
- Electricity generation in Ireland 2001-2021
- Global coal share in power mix 2021, by country
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EIA. (August 24, 2022). Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, 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 2021 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. August 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA. (2022). Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA. "Electricity Generation from Coal in The United States from 2008 to 2021 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA, Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, August 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/