Coal's shrinking role in powering America

Power sector demand for coal is projected to drop in 2020 to the lowest level since 1978.

short tons
200M
400M
600M
800M
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1.2B
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2019-2020 projection
496M short tons
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short tons
200M
400M
600M
800M
1B
1.2B
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2019-2020 projection
496M short tons
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short tons
200M
400M
600M
800M
1B
1.2B
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2019-2020 projection
496M short tons
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short tons
200M
400M
600M
800M
1B
1.2B
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2019-2020 projection
496M short tons
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short tons
200M
400M
600M
800M
1B
1.2B
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2019-2020 projection
496M short tons
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short tons
200M
400M
600M
800M
1B
1.2B
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2019-2020 projection
496M short tons
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