Table 5.9. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State by Sector,
2022 and 2021 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State
All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  Year 2022 Year 2021 Percentage Change Year 2022 Year 2021 Year 2022 Year 2021 Year 2022 Year 2021 Year 2022 Year 2021
New England 159 294 -46% 0 0 159 294 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 158 -100% 0 0 0 158 0 0 0 0
Maine 12 12 -0.9% 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire 147 123 19% 0 0 147 123 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 14,815 16,642 -11% 0 0 14,796 16,625 0 0 19 17
New Jersey 204 444 -54% 0 0 204 444 0 0 0 0
New York 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 14,611 16,198 -9.8% 0 0 14,592 16,181 0 0 19 17
East North Central 101,886 108,932 -6.5% 60,118 64,620 41,354 43,861 17 11 396 440
Illinois 24,665 26,080 -5.4% 1,076 1,060 23,276 24,670 5 3 308 347
Indiana 26,748 27,631 -3.2% 24,599 25,399 2,137 2,226 12 7 0 0
Michigan 19,845 20,693 -4.1% 19,680 20,539 164 154 0 0 1 1
Ohio 18,087 19,030 -5.0% 2,310 2,218 15,777 16,812 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 12,541 15,498 -19% 12,454 15,406 0 0 0 0 87 93
West North Central 97,543 101,042 -3.5% 96,679 100,228 0 0 25 18 839 796
Iowa 10,341 12,673 -18% 9,833 12,195 0 0 16 12 492 465
Kansas 13,053 12,595 3.6% 13,053 12,595 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 9,366 9,222 1.6% 9,319 9,176 0 0 6 4 41 42
Missouri 30,999 33,737 -8.1% 30,996 33,734 0 0 3 3 0 0
Nebraska 12,191 11,882 2.6% 11,929 11,626 0 0 0 0 261 256
North Dakota 20,423 19,911 2.6% 20,379 19,878 0 0 0 0 44 33
South Dakota 1,171 1,024 14% 1,171 1,024 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 52,975 61,394 -14% 45,215 53,117 7,622 8,129 5 7 134 141
Delaware 70 172 -59% 0 0 70 172 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 7,160 8,313 -14% 7,153 8,304 0 0 0 0 7 9
Georgia 8,895 9,968 -11% 8,858 9,930 0 0 0 0 36 38
Maryland 1,991 2,264 -12% 0 0 1,991 2,264 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 6,062 8,479 -29% 6,029 8,438 0 7 5 7 29 28
South Carolina 5,912 6,404 -7.7% 5,862 6,365 46 33 0 0 4 5
Virginia 1,710 1,544 11% 1,652 1,441 0 41 0 0 58 62
West Virginia 21,176 24,250 -13% 15,660 18,639 5,516 5,611 0 0 0 0
East South Central 50,338 51,951 -3.1% 47,051 48,812 3,209 3,050 0 0 78 90
Alabama 14,635 14,588 0.3% 14,635 14,588 0 0 0 0 0 0.01
Kentucky 22,339 23,584 -5.3% 22,339 23,584 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 4,915 4,774 3.0% 1,706 1,724 3,209 3,050 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 8,450 9,005 -6.2% 8,371 8,915 0 0 0 0 78 90
West South Central 82,170 87,034 -5.6% 40,736 44,249 41,400 42,760 0 0 34 25
Arkansas 11,933 12,284 -2.9% 9,508 9,965 2,418 2,313 0 0 7 6
Louisiana 5,288 5,535 -4.5% 3,125 3,741 2,163 1,794 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma 5,881 7,453 -21% 5,854 7,435 0 0 0 0 27 19
Texas 59,068 61,762 -4.4% 22,248 23,108 36,819 38,654 0 0 0 0
Mountain 68,285 69,672 -2.0% 59,112 61,277 9,073 8,304 0 0 100 91
Arizona 8,152 8,419 -3.2% 8,152 8,419 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado 12,275 13,400 -8.4% 12,275 13,400 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 1 3 -60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Montana 7,399 6,913 7.0% 0 64 7,395 6,844 0 0 4 5
Nevada 1,577 1,490 5.8% 835 825 742 665 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 7,370 7,075 4.2% 7,370 7,075 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 10,571 12,274 -14% 10,155 11,871 416 403 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 20,939 20,096 4.2% 20,324 19,622 520 392 0 0 94 82
Pacific Contiguous 2,460 2,185 13% 0 0 2,405 2,120 0 0 55 65
California 50 58 -15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 58
Oregon 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 2,410 2,126 13% 0 0 2,405 2,120 0 0 6 7
Pacific Noncontiguous 945 1,220 -23% 408 392 497 777 41 51 0 0
Alaska 575 591 -2.7% 408 392 126 147 41 51 0 0
Hawaii 370 630 -41% 0 0 370 630 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 471,576 500,367 -5.8% 349,320 372,694 120,514 125,920 87 87 1,655 1,666

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.