| Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, |
| November 2025 and November 2024 (Thousand Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
All Sectors | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | Commercial Sector | Industrial Sector | ||||||
| November 2025 | November 2024 | Percentage Change | November 2025 | November 2024 | November 2025 | November 2024 | November 2025 | November 2024 | November 2025 | November 2024 | |
| New England | 1 | 13 | -95% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.49 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 12 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 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 | 804 | 506 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 803 | 504 | 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 | 804 | 506 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 803 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| East North Central | 6,217 | 5,383 | 15% | 3,881 | 3,670 | 2,311 | 1,693 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 24 | 19 |
| Illinois | 1,394 | 1,006 | 39% | 90 | 53 | 1,282 | 934 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 22 | 18 |
| Indiana | 1,587 | 1,585 | 0.1% | 1,464 | 1,439 | 123 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1,162 | 1,056 | 10% | 1,150 | 1,049 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Ohio | 1,160 | 798 | 45% | 266 | 193 | 894 | 606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 913 | 938 | -2.7% | 911 | 937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| West North Central | 7,012 | 5,534 | 27% | 6,959 | 5,471 | 0 | 0 | NM | 0.02 | 53 | 63 |
| Iowa | 925 | 800 | 16% | 887 | 758 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 39 | 42 |
| Kansas | 612 | 457 | 34% | 612 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 546 | 466 | 17% | 543 | 462 | 0 | 0 | NM | 0.02 | 3 | 3 |
| Missouri | 2,159 | 1,294 | 67% | 2,159 | 1,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 978 | 748 | 31% | 970 | 733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| North Dakota | 1,672 | 1,690 | -1.1% | 1,669 | 1,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| South Dakota | 119 | 79 | 50% | 119 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Atlantic | 3,621 | 2,711 | 34% | 3,273 | 2,477 | 340 | 227 | 0.48 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Delaware | 0 | 5 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 349 | 180 | 94% | 349 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
| Georgia | 565 | 480 | 18% | 564 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NM | 2 |
| Maryland | 93 | 26 | 263% | 0 | 0 | 93 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 435 | 400 | 8.9% | 434 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 | 1 | 0.50 | 0.44 |
| South Carolina | 471 | 563 | -16% | 470 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Virginia | 257 | 10 | NM | 253 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 1,450 | 1,047 | 38% | 1,203 | 851 | 247 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East South Central | 3,563 | 3,120 | 14% | 3,263 | 2,906 | 294 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Alabama | 1,032 | 844 | 22% | 1,032 | 844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 1,712 | 1,467 | 17% | 1,712 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 321 | 271 | 18% | 26 | 65 | 294 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 498 | 538 | -7.3% | 493 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| West South Central | 5,062 | 4,442 | 14% | 2,243 | 1,509 | 2,816 | 2,931 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 833 | 376 | 122% | 832 | 197 | 0.04 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 | 0.48 |
| Louisiana | 217 | 150 | 45% | 104 | 150 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 468 | 272 | 72% | 465 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Texas | 3,544 | 3,644 | -2.7% | 842 | 891 | 2,702 | 2,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain | 4,442 | 4,325 | 2.7% | 3,685 | 3,629 | 751 | 689 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Arizona | 563 | 393 | 43% | 563 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 425 | 768 | -45% | 425 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 665 | 562 | 18% | 0 | 0 | 665 | 562 | 0 | 0 | NM | 0.24 |
| Nevada | 111 | 118 | -6.2% | 55 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 450 | 242 | 86% | 450 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 698 | 852 | -18% | 698 | 820 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1,530 | 1,391 | 10% | 1,494 | 1,339 | 30 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 268 | 252 | 6.3% | 0 | 0 | 264 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| California | 4 | 5 | -35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 265 | 247 | 7.2% | 0 | 0 | 264 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.22 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 44 | 47 | -5.6% | 31 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 44 | 47 | -5.6% | 31 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Total | 31,034 | 26,333 | 18% | 23,335 | 19,691 | 7,588 | 6,522 | 6 | 5 | 105 | 115 |
| 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. |