U.S. coal power generation forecast 2022-2050

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 26, 2024
An estimated 832 billion kilowatt hour of electricity were generated from coal in the United States in 2022. The U.S. production of power from this fossil fuel is projected to decrease to some 243 billion kilowatt hour by 2050.

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

CharacteristicElectricity generation in billion kilowatt hours
2050 243
2045 279
2040 300
2035 340
2030 345
2025 755
2022 832
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March 2023

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United States

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2022

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EIA reference case projection - a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.

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