Coal power in the United States

Coal power in the United States accounts for about half of the country's electricity production. Utilities buy more than 90 percent of the coal mined in the United States In 2006, there were 1493 coal-powered units at the electrical utilities across the US, with the total nominal capacity of 335.8 GW (compared to 1024 units at nominal 278 GW in 2000). The actual average generated power from coal in 2006 was 227.1 GW (1.991 slightly ahead of China (1.95 trillion kilowatt-hours per year) at that time. Back in 2000, the US average production of electricity from coal was 224.3 GW (1.966 trillion kilowatt-hours per year).In 2006,the U.S. consumed 1026636000 short tons (931349000 metric tons) or 92.3% of coal for electricity generation.

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Coal power in the United States accounts for about half of the country's electricity production. Utilities buy more than 90 percent of the coal mined in the United States In 2006, there were 1493 coal-powered units at the electrical utilities across the US, with the total nominal capacity of 335.8 GW (compared to 1024 units at nominal 278 GW in 2000). The actual average generated power from coal in 2006 was 227.1 GW (1.991 slightly ahead of China (1.95 trillion kilowatt-hours per year) at that time. Back in 2000, the US average production of electricity from coal was 224.3 GW (1.966 trillion kilowatt-hours per year).In 2006,the U.S. consumed 1026636000 short tons (931349000 metric tons) or 92.3% of coal for electricity generation.