Fuel mix · 2025
Coal Energy
Electricity reported from coal-fired and coal-derived generating units.
- Texas
- Top producer
- 737.2M MWh
- US generation · 2025
- 23%
- Concentration · top 3 states
- 41
- States generating
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Top 3 states = 23% of U.S. coal
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2025), Coal generated 737.2M MWh of U.S. electricity across 41 states, led by Texas at 9% of the national total. Coal supplies 11.6% of Texas's own electricity mix.
23%
concentration · top 3 states of U.S. total
Texas
largest producer (11.6% of its mix)
41
states generating coal
737.2M MWh
national generation (2025)
Top Coal producing states (2025)
Net generation in terawatt-hours (TWh), from EIA State Electricity Profiles.
- Texas
Texas
69 TWh
- Indiana
Indiana
49 TWh
- Kentucky
Kentucky
49 TWh
- West Virginia
West Virginia
47 TWh
- Missouri
Missouri
46 TWh
- Ohio
Ohio
36 TWh
- Illinois
Illinois
31 TWh
- Michigan
Michigan
29 TWh
- Wyoming 27
Wyoming
27 TWh
- Wisconsin 23
Wisconsin
23 TWh
Coal Generation by State
| Rank | State | Generation (MWh) | Share of State Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | 68.9M | 11.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | 49.3M | 45.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | 48.7M | 66.2% |
| #4 | West Virginia | 46.6M | 86.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | 45.9M | 63.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | 35.9M | 24.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | 30.9M | 15.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | 29.3M | 23.2% |
| #9 | Wyoming | 27.0M | 58.9% |
| #10 | Wisconsin | 23.3M | 35.4% |
| #11 | North Dakota | 22.6M | 53.1% |
| #12 | Alabama | 21.7M | 15.6% |
| #13 | Arkansas | 20.4M | 30.7% |
| #14 | Georgia | 20.0M | 14.0% |
| #15 | Kansas | 19.3M | 30.6% |
| #16 | Iowa | 19.1M | 25.6% |
| #17 | Nebraska | 18.3M | 45.6% |
| #18 | South Carolina | 18.2M | 17.5% |
| #19 | Tennessee | 18.0M | 24.1% |
| #20 | Utah | 18.0M | 46.8% |
| #21 | North Carolina | 17.9M | 13.3% |
| #22 | Pennsylvania | 17.6M | 7.1% |
| #23 | Minnesota | 14.1M | 23.3% |
| #24 | Colorado | 14.0M | 23.8% |
| #25 | Florida | 10.2M | 3.8% |
| #26 | Montana | 10.0M | 35.0% |
| #27 | Oklahoma | 9.4M | 10.4% |
| #28 | Arizona | 9.2M | 7.5% |
| #29 | New Mexico | 8.2M | 20.4% |
| #30 | Louisiana | 5.5M | 5.6% |
| #31 | Mississippi | 4.2M | 5.4% |
| #32 | Virginia | 3.6M | 3.4% |
| #33 | Washington | 3.2M | 3.1% |
| #34 | Nevada | 2.6M | 5.5% |
| #35 | Maryland | 2.3M | 5.8% |
| #36 | South Dakota | 2.0M | 9.1% |
| #37 | Alaska | 790.0K | 12.3% |
| #38 | Delaware | 252.7K | 4.7% |
| #39 | New Hampshire | 239.4K | 1.3% |
| #40 | California | 234.2K | 0.1% |
| #41 | Maine | 31.8K | 0.2% |
Operating fleet · May 2026
Largest plants with operating coal units
EIA lists 207 plants with 167,755.5 MW of operating summer capacity. Table limited to the 30 largest matched plants.
Scroll horizontally for state, technology, and capacity.
| Plant | Reported operator | State | Technology | Summer capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | Georgia Power Co | Georgia | Conventional Steam Coal | 3,200 MW |
| Gibson | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Indiana | Conventional Steam Coal | 3,132 MW |
| Monroe (MI) | DTE Electric Company | Michigan | Conventional Steam Coal | 3,066 MW |
| John E Amos | Appalachian Power Co | West Virginia | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,900 MW |
| James H Miller Jr | Alabama Power Co | Alabama | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,777.5 MW |
| Gavin Power, LLC | Gavin Power, LLC | Ohio | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,722 MW |
| Rockport | Indiana Michigan Power Co | Indiana | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,600 MW |
| Scherer | Georgia Power Co | Georgia | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,580 MW |
| W A Parish | NRG Texas Power LLC | Texas | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,514 MW |
| Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,470 MW |
| Martin Lake | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Texas | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,455 MW |
| Roxboro | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | North Carolina | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,439 MW |
| Labadie | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Missouri | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,372 MW |
| Cross | South Carolina Public Service Authority | South Carolina | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,335 MW |
| Jeffrey Energy Center | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Kansas | Conventional Steam Coal | 2,178.8 MW |
| FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station | Monongahela Power Co | West Virginia | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,954 MW |
| Ghent | Kentucky Utilities Co | Kentucky | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,919 MW |
| Cardinal | Cardinal Operating Company | Ohio | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,790 MW |
| Oak Grove (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Texas | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,710 MW |
| Conemaugh | KeyCon Operating LLC | Pennsylvania | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,700 MW |
| Keystone | KeyCon Operating LLC | Pennsylvania | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,700 MW |
| Laramie River Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Wyoming | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,700 MW |
| Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Texas | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,688 MW |
| Independence Steam Electric Station | Entergy Arkansas LLC | Arkansas | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,665.8 MW |
| Prairie State Generating Station | Prairie State Generating Co LLC | Illinois | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,630 MW |
| Springerville | Tucson Electric Power Co | Arizona | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,619 MW |
| Iatan | Evergy Metro | Missouri | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,616.4 MW |
| Fayette Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | Texas | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,615 MW |
| Mt Storm | Virginia Electric & Power Co | West Virginia | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,613.5 MW |
| Mitchell (WV) | Kentucky Power Co | West Virginia | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,560 MW |
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Reading the coal numbers
Fuel concentration at the state level is not the same as the electricity a state consumes after interstate transfers.
- Texas reports coal at 11.6% of its own mix; the top three states are 23% of the U.S. coal total. Texas profile
- See every fuel on one hub to place coal in the national mix. All energy sources
- Generation mix, regulation, and geography Read the guide
Generation mix is not the same as the electricity a state consumes; surplus is traded across the grid. See our methodology.
Where these figures come from
Generation and capacity are separate EIA series with separate vintages; neither is a retail-rate or customer-delivery measure.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EIA State Electricity Profiles, net generation by state by energy source. eia.gov/electricity/data/state
- EIA Operating Generator Capacity, operating unit, plant, operator, technology and net summer capacity. eia.gov/opendata
Generation totals on this page come from EIA State Electricity Profiles for 2025; operating-plant capacity comes from the separate EIA operating-generator inventory (May 2026). No figure is typed in by an editor. State shares are generation_mwh for this source ÷ state total generation in the same profile year. Plant rows sum only units whose EIA energy-source/technology labels match this profile's allowlist. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.