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Data for March 2026 Release Date: May 21, 2026 Next Release Date: June 24, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,
March 2026 and March 2025 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State		 All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  March 2026 March 2025 Percentage Change March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025
New England 1 1 -50% 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maine 1 1 -50% 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 763 783 -2.5% 0 0 762 781 0 0 2 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 763 783 -2.5% 0 0 762 781 0 0 2 2
East North Central 5,599 6,451 -13% 3,377 4,316 2,196 2,108 0.45 0.43 26 26
Illinois 1,134 1,139 -0.4% 77 70 1,032 1,044 0.45 0.43 24 24
Indiana 1,808 1,864 -3.0% 1,654 1,745 154 119 0 0 0 0
Michigan 587 1,293 -55% 582 1,286 5 6 0 0 0.01 0.16
Ohio 1,200 1,181 1.5% 195 242 1,004 939 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 870 975 -11% 868 973 0 0 0 0 2 2
West North Central 5,598 5,661 -1.1% 5,540 5,591 0 0 0.09 0.42 58 70
Iowa 482 356 35% 440 315 0 0 0.07 0.31 42 41
Kansas 631 538 17% 631 538 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 521 631 -17% 518 627 0 0 0.02 0.01 3 4
Missouri 1,578 1,996 -21% 1,578 1,996 0 0 0 0.10 0 0
Nebraska 742 592 25% 731 570 0 0 0 0 10 22
North Dakota 1,571 1,479 6.2% 1,568 1,475 0 0 0 0 3 3
South Dakota 73 70 4.7% 73 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 3,208 2,897 11% 2,780 2,641 423 245 0.45 1 5 9
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 350 145 141% 350 145 0 0 0 0 0 0.46
Georgia 574 592 -3.0% 574 588 0 0 0 0 NM 4
Maryland 116 122 -4.4% 0 0 116 122 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 339 344 -1.4% 338 342 0 0 0.45 1 1 1
South Carolina 558 509 9.4% 557 509 0 0 0 0 1 0.40
Virginia 31 136 -78% 27 133 0 0 0 0 3 4
West Virginia 1,240 1,048 18% 933 924 307 124 0 0 0 0
East South Central 3,343 3,475 -3.8% 3,140 3,259 196 206 0 0 7 9
Alabama 883 756 17% 883 756 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 1,502 1,799 -16% 1,502 1,799 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 196 307 -36% 0 101 196 206 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 762 613 24% 755 604 0 0 0 0 7 9
West South Central 4,060 4,196 -3.2% 1,874 1,716 2,183 2,478 0 0 3 2
Arkansas 770 593 30% 604 366 165 226 0 0 1 1
Louisiana 275 88 213% 275 86 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma 133 410 -68% 130 408 0 0 0 0 2 2
Texas 2,882 3,106 -7.2% 865 856 2,018 2,250 0 0 0 0
Mountain 2,592 4,318 -40% 2,109 3,609 476 702 0 0 7 7
Arizona 161 512 -69% 161 512 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado 202 693 -71% 202 693 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montana 404 550 -27% 0 0 403 550 0 0 NM 0.26
Nevada 35 145 -76% 0 72 35 73 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 348 237 47% 348 237 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 460 802 -43% 460 769 0 33 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 982 1,378 -29% 938 1,327 37 45 0 0 6 7
Pacific Contiguous 1 190 -100% 0 0 0 185 0 0 1 5
California 0 4 -100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oregon 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 1 186 -100% 0 0 0 185 0 0 1 1
Pacific Noncontiguous 44 44 1.7% 34 32 8 8 2 3 0 0
Alaska 44 44 1.7% 34 32 8 8 2 3 0 0
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 25,208 28,016 -10% 18,853 21,166 6,243 6,714 3 5 108 131

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.