In the United States, the cost of electricity generation from coal was above two U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in 2023. It reached 2.57 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in the first quarter of the year. In 2022, approximately 20 percent of the electricity produced in the U.S. was generated from this fossil fuel.
Cost of electricity generation from coal in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3th quarter 2023
(in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)
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Cost in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units
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EIA. (October 11, 2023). Cost of electricity generation from coal in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370277/electricity-generation-cost-from-coal-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA. "Cost of electricity generation from coal in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) ." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370277/electricity-generation-cost-from-coal-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA. (2023). Cost of electricity generation from coal in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370277/electricity-generation-cost-from-coal-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA. "Cost of Electricity Generation from Coal in The United States from 1st Quarter 2022 to 3th Quarter 2023 (in U.S. Dollars per Million British Thermal Units) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370277/electricity-generation-cost-from-coal-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
EIA, Cost of electricity generation from coal in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370277/electricity-generation-cost-from-coal-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 03, 2025)
Cost of electricity generation from coal in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3th quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370277/electricity-generation-cost-from-coal-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
