Coal-fired electricity generation in U.S. dropped to 773.8 terawatt hours in 2020. A decade earlier, almost two thousand terawatt hours of electricity was generated from coal combustion in the country. In 2020, coal accounted for approximately one fifth of the
Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2020 (in terawatt hours)
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EIA. (August 24, 2021). Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2020 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, 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 2020 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. August 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA. (2021). Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2020 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 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 2020 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/
EIA, Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2020 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253356/us-electricity-net-generation-from-coal/ (last visited May 27, 2022)