Coal prices for electric power generation in the United States was 2.52 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit in 2023. This is an increase when compared to the previous year. Average coal prices are forecast to drop in the following years.
Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2023, with a forecast until 2025
(in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)
* Projections. Prices are not adjusted for inflation.
According to the source, price estimates are consumption-weighted average prices for all sectors, including the electric power sector. Figures before 2022 were taken from earlier publications of the source.
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EIA. (April 9, 2024). Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2023, with a forecast until 2025 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/
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Average price for coal in the electric power sector in the United States from 2012 to 2023, with a forecast until 2025 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244479/us-consumer-price-estimates-for-coal-energy/
Coal energy in the U.S.
