The percentage that of electricity that is made from coal in Canada is 19% Power Generation in Canada --> www.cancelet.ca/en/Pdfs/Handbook.pdf go to page 5 and check out the pie graph there for more percentages of different renewable electricity sources
More than 70% of US electricity is produced from coal.
compared to what. Percentage of coal used to make iron/steel, or percentage of coal shipped overseas, or percentage of coal used to make electricity, or....
Coal
12%
As of 2011, about 42 percent of electricity in the US was derived from coal. There is a push in the 21st century to use other methods of electricity since coal is harmful to the environment.
Yes, coal is still used today to produce a large percentage of the electricity in the United States and elsewhere.
82% comes from coal burning. Hope that helps!
In electricity production, it is just under 50 percent
Coal is used to generate almost half of all electricity produced in the United States. Besides electric utility companies, industries and businesses with their own power plants use coal to generate electricity. Power plants burn coal to make steam. The steam turns turbines which generate electricity.
George W. Bush
Coal