Coal Power in Kentucky
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
48,688 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
66.01%
National rank (coal output)
#3
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Kentucky's power mix over time
2001: 95.16% → 2025: 66.01%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48,688 | 66.01% |
| 2024 | 44,829 | 66.96% |
| 2023 | 43,447 | 68.73% |
| 2022 | 47,053 | 68.05% |
| 2021 | 49,863 | 71.33% |
| 2020 | 43,638 | 68.68% |
| 2019 | 51,714 | 72.02% |
| 2018 | 59,168 | 75.08% |
| 2017 | 57,237 | 78.21% |
| 2016 | 66,822 | 83.24% |
| 2015 | 72,620 | 86.93% |
| 2014 | 83,602 | 91.97% |
| 2013 | 83,303 | 92.83% |
| 2012 | 82,762 | 92.01% |
| 2011 | 91,656 | 93.19% |
| 2010 | 91,054 | 92.71% |
| 2009 | 84,038 | 92.73% |
| 2008 | 91,621 | 93.62% |
| 2007 | 90,483 | 93.07% |
| 2006 | 91,198 | 92.31% |
| 2005 | 89,083 | 91.07% |
| 2004 | 86,121 | 91.1% |
| 2003 | 84,061 | 91.65% |
| 2002 | 83,274 | 90.41% |
| 2001 | 90,799 | 95.16% |
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.