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Natural gas vis-a-vis coal prices 1980-2017

Cost of coal and natural gas for electric generation in the U.S. from 1980 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)

The data displays the cost of selected fuel receipts at electric generating plants between 1980 and 2017. In 2017, natural gas receipts cost around 3.39 USD per million British thermal units compared to 2.08 USD per million British thermal units for coal.

1980	2.2	1.35
1985	3.44	1.65
1990	2.32	1.45
1995	1.98	1.32
2000	4.3	1.2
2001	4.49	1.23
2002	3.56	1.25
2003	5.39	1.28
2005	8.21	1.54
2006	6.94	1.69
2007	7.11	1.77
2008	9.01	2.07
2009	4.74	2.21
2010	5.09	2.27
2011	4.72	2.39
2012	3.42	2.38
2013	4.33	2.35
2014	5	2.37
2015	3.23	2.22
2016	2.87	2.11
2017	3.39	2.08

Natural gas vis-a-vis coal prices 1980-2017

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