| Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, |
| September 2025 and September 2024 (Thousand Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
All Sectors | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | Commercial Sector | Industrial Sector | ||||||
| September 2025 | September 2024 | Percentage Change | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | |
| New England | 1 | 1 | -16% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | -16% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 629 | 335 | 88% | 0 | 0 | 629 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 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 | 629 | 335 | 88% | 0 | 0 | 629 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 2 |
| East North Central | 6,715 | 6,145 | 9.3% | 4,357 | 3,993 | 2,336 | 2,135 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 |
| Illinois | 1,359 | 1,409 | -3.5% | 97 | 84 | 1,242 | 1,309 | 1 | 0.32 | 20 | 15 |
| Indiana | 1,918 | 1,443 | 33% | 1,787 | 1,309 | 132 | 133 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1,166 | 1,401 | -17% | 1,157 | 1,396 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.00 |
| Ohio | 1,112 | 856 | 30% | 160 | 168 | 953 | 688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1,159 | 1,038 | 12% | 1,157 | 1,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| West North Central | 7,815 | 6,660 | 17% | 7,746 | 6,590 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.43 | 68 | 70 |
| Iowa | 1,049 | 839 | 25% | 1,008 | 797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 41 | 42 |
| Kansas | 1,297 | 988 | 31% | 1,297 | 988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 572 | 512 | 12% | 569 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 3 | 4 |
| Missouri | 2,173 | 1,914 | 14% | 2,173 | 1,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1,134 | 974 | 16% | 1,113 | 953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 1,490 | 1,366 | 9.1% | 1,487 | 1,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| South Dakota | 99 | 68 | 46% | 99 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Atlantic | 3,221 | 3,369 | -4.4% | 3,015 | 3,138 | 201 | 223 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 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 | 487 | 436 | 12% | 486 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
| Georgia | 601 | 731 | -18% | 601 | 729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NM | 2 |
| Maryland | 20 | 56 | -64% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 398 | 324 | 23% | 397 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.48 |
| South Carolina | 501 | 578 | -13% | 501 | 577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Virginia | 121 | 37 | 230% | 118 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 1,093 | 1,207 | -9.4% | 912 | 1,040 | 181 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East South Central | 3,864 | 3,603 | 7.2% | 3,737 | 3,383 | 118 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Alabama | 1,063 | 909 | 17% | 1,063 | 909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 1,773 | 1,550 | 14% | 1,773 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 251 | 328 | -23% | 133 | 113 | 118 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 777 | 817 | -4.8% | 769 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| West South Central | 6,301 | 6,248 | 0.8% | 2,982 | 2,777 | 3,318 | 3,466 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 909 | 887 | 2.6% | 741 | 701 | 168 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 |
| Louisiana | 281 | 257 | 9.4% | 143 | 243 | 138 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 538 | 371 | 45% | 538 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 4 |
| Texas | 4,572 | 4,733 | -3.4% | 1,560 | 1,467 | 3,012 | 3,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain | 4,603 | 4,885 | -5.8% | 3,985 | 4,096 | 611 | 781 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Arizona | 570 | 589 | -3.2% | 570 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 502 | 887 | -43% | 502 | 887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 516 | 634 | -19% | 0 | 0 | 516 | 634 | 0 | 0 | NM | 0.27 |
| Nevada | 140 | 125 | 12% | 86 | 63 | 54 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 470 | 442 | 6.4% | 470 | 442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 788 | 846 | -6.9% | 788 | 804 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1,617 | 1,362 | 19% | 1,569 | 1,312 | 41 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 232 | 195 | 19% | 0 | 0 | 228 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| California | 4 | 5 | -25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 228 | 190 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 228 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.45 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 52 | 52 | -0.9% | 39 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 52 | 52 | -0.9% | 39 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Total | 33,431 | 31,493 | 6.2% | 25,861 | 24,019 | 7,450 | 7,351 | 6 | 5 | 114 | 118 |
| Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2025 are preliminary. Values for 2024 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. |