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Coal Power in California
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
234 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
0.11%
National rank (coal output)
#40
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of California's power mix over time
2001: 1.12% → 2025: 0.11%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 234 | 0.11% |
| 2024 | 246 | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 209 | 0.1% |
| 2022 | 252 | 0.12% |
| 2021 | 294 | 0.15% |
| 2020 | 290 | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 240 | 0.12% |
| 2018 | 281 | 0.14% |
| 2017 | 291 | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 319 | 0.16% |
| 2015 | 298 | 0.15% |
| 2014 | 805 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 823 | 0.41% |
| 2012 | 1,375 | 0.69% |
| 2011 | 1,982 | 0.99% |
| 2010 | 2,100 | 1.03% |
| 2009 | 2,050 | 1% |
| 2008 | 2,280 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,298 | 1.09% |
| 2006 | 2,235 | 1.03% |
| 2005 | 2,135 | 1.07% |
| 2004 | 2,238 | 1.15% |
| 2003 | 2,326 | 1.21% |
| 2002 | 2,328 | 1.26% |
| 2001 | 2,233 | 1.12% |
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.