Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States increased over the years, peaking at 10,655 British thermal units per kilowatt hour in 2020. In 2021, the average operating heat rate for coal was 10,583 British thermal units per kilowatt hour.
Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States from 2002 to 2021
(in British thermal units per kilowatt hour)
Characteristic
Heat rate in British thermal units per kilowatt hour
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EIA. (November 7, 2022). Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186406/average-operating-heat-rate-for-coal-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour)." Chart. November 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186406/average-operating-heat-rate-for-coal-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. (2022). Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186406/average-operating-heat-rate-for-coal-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average Operating Heat Rate for Coal in The United States from 2002 to 2021 (in British Thermal Units per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186406/average-operating-heat-rate-for-coal-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA, Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186406/average-operating-heat-rate-for-coal-in-the-us-since-2002/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average operating heat rate for coal in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour) [Graph], EIA, November 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186406/average-operating-heat-rate-for-coal-in-the-us-since-2002/
