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Coal electricity generation in United States

Coal electricity generation in the United States was 737.15 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 13% from 2024.

2025, TWh737.15 Provisional
Change on 2024+13%
Series high2,016.462007
Series low652.162024

Coal electricity generation in United States, 2001 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,903.96 TWh2002: 1,933.13 TWh2003: 1,973.74 TWh2004: 1,978.3 TWh2005: 2,012.87 TWh2006: 1,990.51 TWh2007: 2,016.46 TWh2008: 1,985.8 TWh2009: 1,755.9 TWh2010: 1,847.29 TWh2011: 1,733.43 TWh2012: 1,514.04 TWh2013: 1,581.11 TWh2014: 1,581.71 TWh2015: 1,352.4 TWh2016: 1,239.15 TWh2017: 1,205.84 TWh2018: 1,149.49 TWh2019: 964.96 TWh2020: 773.39 TWh2021: 898 TWh2022: 831.51 TWh2023: 675.12 TWh2024: 652.16 TWh2025: 737.15 TWh
TWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: net generation, all coal products, all sectors, annual (EIA-923) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 25 values
PeriodTWh
2025737.15 Provisional
2024652.16
2023675.12
2022831.51
2021898
2020773.39
2019964.96
20181,149.49
20171,205.84
20161,239.15
20151,352.4
20141,581.71
20131,581.11
20121,514.04
20111,733.43
20101,847.29
20091,755.9
20081,985.8
20072,016.46
20061,990.51
20052,012.87
20041,978.3
20031,973.74
20021,933.13
20011,903.96

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.

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What is the coal electricity generation in United States?

Coal electricity generation in the United States was 737.15 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 13% from 2024.

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 United States?

2,016.46 TWh in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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