PJM has been dispatching coal-fired generators less than other generators ›

Use of the coal fleet in PJM, the country’s largest wholesale electricity market, has fallen over the last decade, driven largely by higher relative fuel costs. Much of the competitive pressure has come from the significant build out of efficient natural gas combined-cycle plants, the capacity of which has doubled in PJM since 2013. More ›

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Generator Report and Power Plant Operations Report