Table 5.9. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State by Sector,
2015 and 2014 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State		 All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  Year 2015 Year 2014 Percentage Change Year 2015 Year 2014 Year 2015 Year 2014 Year 2015 Year 2014 Year 2015 Year 2014
New England 1,795 2,310 -22% 406 544 1,377 1,753 0 0 12 13
Connecticut 359 499 -28% 0 0 359 499 0 0 0 0
Maine 22 19 15% 0 0 13 10 0 0 8 9
Massachusetts 1,009 1,248 -19% 0 0 1,005 1,244 0 0 3 5
New Hampshire 406 544 -25% 406 544 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 32,755 41,408 -21% 0 0 32,513 41,140 1 5 241 263
New Jersey 753 1,061 -29% 0 0 753 1,061 0 0 0 0
New York 1,104 2,221 -50% 0 0 1,038 2,154 0 0 66 67
Pennsylvania 30,898 38,127 -19% 0 0 30,722 37,925 1 5 175 196
East North Central 164,983 190,107 -13% 96,932 117,719 67,141 71,320 38 55 873 1,013
Illinois 44,030 52,198 -16% 2,033 5,765 41,413 45,798 13 18 572 617
Indiana 39,116 48,560 -19% 36,320 45,734 2,786 2,804 10 17 0.20 5
Michigan 29,568 29,530 0.1% 29,253 29,180 228 214 15 19 72 117
Ohio 30,576 38,486 -21% 7,804 15,913 22,714 22,504 0 1 58 67
Wisconsin 21,692 21,334 1.7% 21,522 21,126 0 0 0 0.36 171 207
West North Central 125,028 138,064 -9.4% 123,424 136,287 13 19 58 71 1,533 1,687
Iowa 17,659 20,549 -14% 16,840 19,703 0 0 34 36 786 810
Kansas 15,851 18,199 -13% 15,851 18,199 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 14,649 16,800 -13% 14,338 16,397 0 0 5 10 306 393
Missouri 38,277 42,967 -11% 38,234 42,899 13 19 19 24 12 25
Nebraska 14,862 15,427 -3.7% 14,508 15,036 0 0 0 0 354 391
North Dakota 22,739 22,342 1.8% 22,663 22,273 0 0 0 0 76 69
South Dakota 990 1,780 -44% 990 1,780 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 105,370 125,890 -16% 92,673 109,643 12,283 15,617 23 23 391 607
Delaware 276 397 -30% 0 0 276 397 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 19,053 22,835 -17% 18,581 22,191 437 594 0 0 35 50
Georgia 19,354 22,760 -15% 19,307 22,660 0 0 0 0 47 100
Maryland 6,046 7,451 -19% 0 0 6,015 7,402 0.12 7 31 41
North Carolina 15,634 19,496 -20% 15,436 19,086 151 345 14 6 33 59
South Carolina 9,238 11,752 -21% 9,183 11,695 0 0 0 0 55 57
Virginia 7,587 9,281 -18% 7,121 8,606 396 576 8 10 62 89
West Virginia 28,181 31,918 -12% 23,045 25,405 5,008 6,303 0 0 128 211
East South Central 75,121 87,424 -14% 71,763 84,538 3,133 2,625 0 3 226 258
Alabama 21,049 23,913 -12% 21,025 23,880 0 0 0 0 24 33
Kentucky 34,381 39,214 -12% 34,381 39,214 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 4,830 6,550 -26% 1,697 3,925 3,133 2,625 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 14,862 17,747 -16% 14,660 17,519 0 0 0 3 202 225
West South Central 126,189 152,519 -17% 62,331 77,531 63,662 74,781 0 0 196 208
Arkansas 12,830 19,295 -34% 10,557 17,226 2,259 2,055 0 0 14 14
Louisiana 10,755 12,632 -15% 6,671 5,845 4,084 6,787 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma 15,825 18,934 -16% 14,453 17,517 1,191 1,224 0 0 182 193
Texas 86,779 101,658 -15% 30,651 36,942 56,129 64,715 0 0 0 0
Mountain 102,261 108,050 -5.4% 90,285 95,891 11,542 11,675 0 0 435 484
Arizona 19,812 22,911 -14% 19,812 22,911 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado 17,461 17,769 -1.7% 17,440 17,740 16 24 0 0 5 5
Idaho 16 18 -11% 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 18
Montana 10,283 10,187 0.9% 221 285 10,057 9,895 0 0 5 7
Nevada 1,507 3,446 -56% 1,010 2,667 497 779 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 11,882 11,913 -0.3% 11,882 11,913 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 14,814 15,312 -3.3% 14,140 14,611 440 452 0 0 234 250
Wyoming 26,486 26,493 -0.0% 25,781 25,764 532 524 0 0 173 204
Pacific Contiguous 4,882 6,630 -26% 1,401 1,853 3,405 4,702 0 0 76 75
California 67 290 -77% 0 0 0 227 0 0 67 63
Oregon 1,401 1,853 -24% 1,401 1,853 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 3,414 4,486 -24% 0 0 3,405 4,475 0 0 9 12
Pacific Noncontiguous 1,209 1,231 -1.8% 292 230 858 936 44 44 15 20
Alaska 556 487 14% 292 230 220 213 44 44 0 0
Hawaii 653 744 -12% 0 0 638 724 0 0 15 20
U.S. Total 739,594 853,634 -13% 539,506 624,235 195,927 224,568 163 202 3,999 4,629

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.