More than 70% of US electricity is produced from coal.
Approximately 23% of electricity in the US is produced by coal energy.
In 2006 the US produced 1053 million tonnes out of total world production of 6195 million tonnes, which makes 17 percent
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Around 23% of the electricity generated in the US comes from burning coal.
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Coal is used as a source of power in all 50 US states. It is the main source of electric power in the US acconting for ~43%.
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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.