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U.S. coal electricity generation 2008-2021

Published by Jessica Aizarani, Jan 31, 2023
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 in U.S.

Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)

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Release date

August 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the source, coal figures include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal and coal synfuel.
Figures indicate generation at utility-scale facilities.

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