Coal Power in Alabama
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
21,662 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
15.25%
National rank (coal output)
#12
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Alabama's power mix over time
2001: 57.6% → 2025: 15.25%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,662 | 15.25% |
| 2024 | 20,936 | 14.65% |
| 2023 | 19,182 | 13.76% |
| 2022 | 25,944 | 17.92% |
| 2021 | 26,901 | 18.85% |
| 2020 | 21,730 | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 26,655 | 18.68% |
| 2018 | 31,778 | 21.91% |
| 2017 | 31,440 | 22.46% |
| 2016 | 34,258 | 24.06% |
| 2015 | 41,410 | 27.16% |
| 2014 | 47,302 | 31.67% |
| 2013 | 47,050 | 31.25% |
| 2012 | 45,607 | 29.83% |
| 2011 | 56,807 | 36.34% |
| 2010 | 63,050 | 41.44% |
| 2009 | 55,609 | 38.82% |
| 2008 | 74,605 | 51.14% |
| 2007 | 77,994 | 54.23% |
| 2006 | 78,109 | 55.44% |
| 2005 | 78,128 | 56.64% |
| 2004 | 74,832 | 54.48% |
| 2003 | 76,696 | 55.78% |
| 2002 | 72,042 | 54.2% |
| 2001 | 72,198 | 57.6% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, electric power operational data (net generation by state and energy source). "Share of state mix" is this fuel's net generation as a percentage of all in-state net generation.