| Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, |
| July 2026 and July 2025 (Thousand Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
All Sectors | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | Commercial Sector | Industrial Sector | ||||||
| July 2026 | July 2025 | Percentage Change | July 2026 | July 2025 | July 2026 | July 2025 | July 2026 | July 2025 | July 2026 | July 2025 | |
| New England | 1 | 26 | -97% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | -20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 25 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 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 | 1,239 | 1,440 | -14% | 0 | 0 | 1,238 | 1,438 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,239 | 1,440 | -14% | 0 | 0 | 1,238 | 1,438 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| East North Central | 8,272 | 9,178 | -9.9% | 5,059 | 5,761 | 3,187 | 3,390 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 27 |
| Illinois | 1,964 | 2,048 | -4.1% | 96 | 102 | 1,843 | 1,921 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Indiana | 1,999 | 2,711 | -26% | 1,874 | 2,605 | 124 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1,255 | 1,515 | -17% | 1,248 | 1,504 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | NM | NM |
| Ohio | 1,487 | 1,596 | -6.8% | 276 | 244 | 1,211 | 1,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1,567 | 1,309 | 20% | 1,566 | 1,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NM | NM |
| West North Central | 9,660 | 9,745 | -0.9% | 9,590 | 9,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 70 | 67 |
| Iowa | 1,602 | 1,567 | 2.3% | 1,561 | 1,527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 40 |
| Kansas | 1,502 | 1,450 | 3.6% | 1,502 | 1,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 833 | 1,053 | -21% | 830 | 1,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 3 | 3 |
| Missouri | 2,528 | 2,489 | 1.6% | 2,528 | 2,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1,109 | 1,151 | -3.6% | 1,086 | 1,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 1,943 | 1,879 | 3.4% | 1,940 | 1,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| South Dakota | 141 | 156 | -9.7% | 141 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Atlantic | 6,507 | 6,557 | -0.8% | 5,980 | 6,095 | 522 | 454 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 4 | 7 |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 565 | 506 | 12% | 565 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| Georgia | 1,325 | 1,405 | -5.7% | 1,325 | 1,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NM | 2 |
| Maryland | 140 | 219 | -36% | 0 | 0 | 140 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 964 | 935 | 3.1% | 964 | 935 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 945 | 974 | -3.0% | 944 | 974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.16 |
| Virginia | 207 | 325 | -36% | 204 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 2,361 | 2,192 | 7.7% | 1,978 | 1,957 | 383 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East South Central | 4,697 | 5,290 | -11% | 4,592 | 4,992 | 99 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Alabama | 1,264 | 1,175 | 7.6% | 1,264 | 1,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 2,130 | 2,358 | -9.7% | 2,130 | 2,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 223 | 447 | -50% | 124 | 156 | 99 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1,080 | 1,311 | -18% | 1,074 | 1,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| West South Central | 7,573 | 7,444 | 1.7% | 3,761 | 3,956 | 3,811 | 3,484 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 1,355 | 1,484 | -8.7% | 1,139 | 1,254 | 215 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Louisiana | 365 | 248 | 47% | 321 | 177 | 45 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 701 | 844 | -17% | 701 | 841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Texas | 5,152 | 4,867 | 5.8% | 1,601 | 1,685 | 3,551 | 3,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain | 4,406 | 5,109 | -14% | 3,688 | 4,255 | 711 | 847 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Arizona | 594 | 543 | 9.3% | 594 | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 500 | 787 | -37% | 500 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 608 | 698 | -13% | 0 | 0 | 607 | 698 | 0 | 0 | NM | NM |
| Nevada | 61 | 162 | -62% | 0 | 94 | 61 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 443 | 397 | 12% | 443 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 547 | 709 | -23% | 547 | 674 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1,654 | 1,812 | -8.7% | 1,605 | 1,760 | 43 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 0 | 246 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| California | 0 | 5 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 0 | 241 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 55 | 60 | -9.5% | 40 | 48 | NM | NM | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 55 | 60 | -9.5% | 40 | 48 | NM | NM | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Total | 42,411 | 45,095 | -6.0% | 32,710 | 34,784 | 9,579 | 10,180 | 6 | 6 | 115 | 125 |
| Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are preliminary. 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. |