Coal Power in Arkansas
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
20,380 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
30.6%
National rank (coal output)
#13
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Arkansas's power mix over time
2001: 52.48% → 2025: 30.6%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,380 | 30.6% |
| 2024 | 15,660 | 25.45% |
| 2023 | 16,844 | 26.65% |
| 2022 | 20,361 | 30.89% |
| 2021 | 21,419 | 35.06% |
| 2020 | 15,421 | 28.22% |
| 2019 | 23,313 | 36.18% |
| 2018 | 29,996 | 44.11% |
| 2017 | 26,285 | 43.25% |
| 2016 | 23,800 | 39.37% |
| 2015 | 21,740 | 39.13% |
| 2014 | 33,221 | 53.94% |
| 2013 | 31,889 | 52.86% |
| 2012 | 28,431 | 43.74% |
| 2011 | 29,418 | 47.98% |
| 2010 | 28,152 | 46.15% |
| 2009 | 25,075 | 43.64% |
| 2008 | 26,115 | 47.44% |
| 2007 | 25,744 | 47.15% |
| 2006 | 24,183 | 46.36% |
| 2005 | 23,037 | 48.2% |
| 2004 | 25,354 | 48.82% |
| 2003 | 23,504 | 46.63% |
| 2002 | 23,098 | 48.51% |
| 2001 | 24,764 | 52.48% |
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.