The data displays the consumption of coal energy for electricity generation in the U.S. between 1950 and 2017. In 2017, U.S. energy consumption derived from coal came to approx. 665 million short tons of this fossil fuel.
Coal-fueled electricity generation in the U.S. The consumption of coal has risen steadily from the 1950s to the present. Recently, coal-fired electricity consumption has decreased in the U.S. from 1.1 billion short tons in 2007 to 854.4 million short tons in 2014. Coal energy is primarily used for the electric power sector.
