Coal Power in Kansas
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
19,342 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
30.7%
National rank (coal output)
#15
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Kansas's power mix over time
2001: 70.99% → 2025: 30.7%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,342 | 30.7% |
| 2024 | 13,079 | 22.67% |
| 2023 | 16,291 | 27.87% |
| 2022 | 20,229 | 32.52% |
| 2021 | 19,396 | 34.25% |
| 2020 | 16,960 | 31.1% |
| 2019 | 17,315 | 34.02% |
| 2018 | 20,474 | 39.59% |
| 2017 | 19,390 | 38.07% |
| 2016 | 23,096 | 48.52% |
| 2015 | 24,593 | 54.02% |
| 2014 | 28,752 | 57.82% |
| 2013 | 29,767 | 61.41% |
| 2012 | 27,983 | 62.99% |
| 2011 | 31,656 | 69.79% |
| 2010 | 32,505 | 67.83% |
| 2009 | 32,243 | 69.08% |
| 2008 | 34,003 | 72.92% |
| 2007 | 36,250 | 72.32% |
| 2006 | 33,281 | 73.11% |
| 2005 | 34,481 | 75.18% |
| 2004 | 34,593 | 73.94% |
| 2003 | 35,110 | 75.4% |
| 2002 | 35,369 | 74.95% |
| 2001 | 31,768 | 70.99% |
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.