Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, |
| January 2026 and January 2025 (Thousand Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
All Sectors | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | Commercial Sector | Industrial Sector | ||||||
| January 2026 | January 2025 | Percentage Change | January 2026 | January 2025 | January 2026 | January 2025 | January 2026 | January 2025 | January 2026 | January 2025 | |
| New England | 1 | 44 | -99% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | -39% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 43 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 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 | 1,422 | 1,602 | -11% | 0 | 0 | 1,420 | 1,601 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 1,422 | 1,602 | -11% | 0 | 0 | 1,420 | 1,601 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| East North Central | 8,608 | 9,960 | -14% | 5,510 | 6,492 | 3,071 | 3,442 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 |
| Illinois | 1,747 | 2,052 | -15% | 87 | 96 | 1,635 | 1,935 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 |
| Indiana | 2,756 | 3,178 | -13% | 2,621 | 3,009 | 135 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 1,416 | 1,624 | -13% | 1,406 | 1,617 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1 |
| Ohio | 1,542 | 1,597 | -3.4% | 251 | 264 | 1,292 | 1,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1,148 | 1,509 | -24% | 1,146 | 1,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NM | 3 |
| West North Central | 8,679 | 8,627 | 0.6% | 8,615 | 8,552 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 75 |
| Iowa | 1,053 | 967 | 8.9% | 1,013 | 925 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 40 | 42 |
| Kansas | 1,214 | 1,361 | -11% | 1,214 | 1,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 785 | 904 | -13% | 782 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 3 | 4 |
| Missouri | 2,519 | 2,332 | 8.0% | 2,518 | 2,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1,095 | 1,095 | 0.0% | 1,078 | 1,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 |
| North Dakota | 1,885 | 1,851 | 1.9% | 1,882 | 1,847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| South Dakota | 127 | 118 | 7.9% | 127 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Atlantic | 6,222 | 6,844 | -9.1% | 5,751 | 6,242 | 459 | 587 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| Delaware | 0 | 98 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 598 | 519 | 15% | 598 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| Georgia | 1,148 | 1,313 | -13% | 1,146 | 1,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NM | 5 |
| Maryland | 117 | 207 | -43% | 0 | 0 | 117 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 979 | 1,296 | -24% | 977 | 1,293 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 848 | 968 | -12% | 848 | 967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia | 242 | 248 | -2.3% | 235 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 2,290 | 2,196 | 4.3% | 1,947 | 1,914 | 342 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East South Central | 4,838 | 5,323 | -9.1% | 4,652 | 5,041 | 179 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Alabama | 1,200 | 1,349 | -11% | 1,200 | 1,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 2,231 | 2,476 | -9.9% | 2,231 | 2,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 292 | 389 | -25% | 113 | 114 | 179 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1,114 | 1,109 | 0.5% | 1,107 | 1,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| West South Central | 6,153 | 7,831 | -21% | 3,336 | 3,895 | 2,813 | 3,931 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 1,181 | 1,426 | -17% | 1,180 | 1,170 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 410 | 516 | -21% | 350 | 290 | 60 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 317 | 774 | -59% | 313 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas | 4,245 | 5,115 | -17% | 1,493 | 1,665 | 2,753 | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain | 3,864 | 5,288 | -27% | 3,234 | 4,468 | 623 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Arizona | 547 | 587 | -6.9% | 547 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 432 | 976 | -56% | 432 | 976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 520 | 656 | -21% | 0 | 0 | 520 | 656 | 0 | 0 | NM | NM |
| Nevada | 69 | 137 | -49% | 6 | 67 | 64 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 516 | 157 | 230% | 516 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 606 | 1,020 | -41% | 606 | 983 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1,173 | 1,755 | -33% | 1,127 | 1,699 | 40 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3 | 307 | -99% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| California | 2 | 5 | -54% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 303 | -100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 51 | 55 | -7.5% | 40 | 41 | NM | NM | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 51 | 55 | -7.5% | 40 | 41 | NM | NM | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Total | 39,840 | 45,882 | -13% | 31,138 | 34,731 | 8,573 | 11,004 | 7 | 9 | 122 | 139 |
| 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. |