Coal Issues

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Coal is America’s most abundant energy resource – and is essential to the U.S. economy, providing affordable electricity to households, businesses and services throughout our economy.

Because of its abundance, reliability and affordability, nearly half of the nation’s electricity is generated from coal. The development of a viable coal-to-liquid industry has the potential to expand coal utilization to the transportation sector.

Backgrounder on U.S. Coal

Backgrounder on Clean Coal Technology

Backgrounder on Coal Ash

 

Did you know?

  • The U.S. produces about 1 billion tons of coal annually.
  • The U.S. has nearly 261 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves, according to the EIA - that's a 235-year supply at current rates of use.
  • Nearly half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
  • Each person in the U.S. uses 3.4 tons of coal annually.
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