Coal electricity generation in California
Coal electricity generation in California was 0.23 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 4.6% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 46 states in 2025.
Coal electricity generation in California, 2001 to 2025
All 25 values
| Period | TWh |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.23 Provisional |
| 2024 | 0.25 |
| 2023 | 0.21 |
| 2022 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 0.29 |
| 2020 | 0.29 |
| 2019 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 0.28 |
| 2017 | 0.29 |
| 2016 | 0.32 |
| 2015 | 0.3 |
| 2014 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 0.82 |
| 2012 | 1.38 |
| 2011 | 1.98 |
| 2010 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 2.05 |
| 2008 | 2.28 |
| 2007 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 2.24 |
| 2005 | 2.14 |
| 2004 | 2.24 |
| 2003 | 2.33 |
| 2002 | 2.33 |
| 2001 | 2.23 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| California | 0.23 |
| United States | 737.15 |
Rankings
Definition
Net electricity generated from coal at utility-scale plants (1 megawatt or more) in the year, in terawatt hours: bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, anthracite, waste and refined coal, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-923.
United States and its states only. Net generation can be slightly negative when idle plants use more electricity than they produce, as in Connecticut in 2020.
How to cite
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, all coal products, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the coal electricity generation in California?
Coal electricity generation in California was 0.23 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 4.6% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 46 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, all coal products, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest coal electricity generation in California?
2.33 TWh in 2002, the highest value since 2001 in this series.