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Data for July 2026 Release Date: September 24, 2026 Next Release Date: October 23, 2026
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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.

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