Coal energy in the U.S. - statistics & facts

Global operational coal-fired power stations by country 2022

Number of operational coal power plants worldwide as of July 2022, by country/territory

Installed global coal power plant capacity in select countries 2022

Countries with largest installed capacity of coal power plants worldwide as of July 2022 (in gigawatts)

Global coal power generation 2000-2022

Electricity production from coal worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours)

Global coal power generation by country 2021

Leading coal-fired electricity generating countries worldwide in 2021 (in terawatt hours)

G20: change in coal, wind, and solar electricity generation 2022-2022

Year-on-year change in coal power production and wind and solar energy production in G20 countries between 2021 and 2022 (in terawatt-hours)

Coal power consumption in the U.S. 1950-2022

Coal consumption for electricity generation in the United States from 1950 to 2022 (in million short tons)

Monthly coal power consumption in the U.S. 2016-2022

Monthly consumption of coal for electricity generation in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons)

Coal consumption in the U.S. by sector 1990-2022

Consumption of coal in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in trillion British thermal units)

Coal energy consumption in the United States 2020, by state

Leading states by primary energy consumption from coal in the United States in 2020 (in trillion British thermal units)

Coal power stations in the U.S.2022, by state

Number of operational coal-fired power plant units in the United States as of 2022, by state

Coal power capacity in the U.S. by state 2022

Net summer capacity of utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States as of 2022, by state (in megawatts)

U.S. coal electricity generation 2008-2022

Electricity generation from coal in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in terawatt hours)

Coal power production in the U.S. by state 2021

Electricity generation from utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States in 2021, by select state (in gigawatt hours)

Coal plant capacity factors in the U.S. 2010-2021

Capacity factor of coal power plants in the United States from 2010 to 2021*

Natural gas vis-a-vis coal prices for energy generation in the U.S. 1980-2022

Cost of coal and natural gas for electricity generation in the United States from 1980 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)

Coal energy prices 2012-2021

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)

Coal costs for electricity generation in the U.S. 2005-2021

Average cost of coal for the electric power industry in the United States from 2005 to 2021* (in U.S. dollars per ton)

Coal power production in the U.S. by utility 2022

Leading electric utilities by coal-fired electricity generation in the United States in 2022 (in terawatt-hours)

Utilities with most remaining coal without retirement commitment in the U.S. 2030

Leading electric utilities with coal power generation not committed to retire in the United States by 2030* (in terawatt hours)

U.S. coal power generation forecast 2022-2050

Projected coal power generation in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)

Growth in coal consumption by U.S. electric power sector 2010-2023

Electric power sector coal consumption growth in the United States from 2010 to 2021, with a forecast until 2023* (in million short tons)