Coal power in the United States
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coal-power-in-the-united-states-226-660025
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Coal power in the United States
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Coal generated about 19.5% of the electricity at utility-scale facilities in the United States in 2022, down from 38.6% in 2014 and 51% in 2001. In 2021, coal supplied 9.5 quadrillion British thermal units (2,800 TWh) of primary energy to electric power plants, which made up 90% of coal's contribution to U.S. energy supply. Utilities buy more than 90% of the coal consumed in the United States. There were over 200 coal powered units across the United States in 2024. Coal plants have been closing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_power_in_the_United_States
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2007-10-26T18:41:58Z
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2024-09-14T16:49:59Z
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