Coal Power in Montana
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
9,722 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
34.11%
National rank (coal output)
#26
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Montana's power mix over time
2001: 69% → 2025: 34.11%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,722 | 34.11% |
| 2024 | 9,498 | 35.35% |
| 2023 | 11,247 | 41.82% |
| 2022 | 11,360 | 41.94% |
| 2021 | 10,555 | 42.31% |
| 2020 | 8,219 | 35.19% |
| 2019 | 13,800 | 49.65% |
| 2018 | 13,033 | 46.19% |
| 2017 | 13,675 | 48.46% |
| 2016 | 13,956 | 50.23% |
| 2015 | 15,700 | 53.58% |
| 2014 | 15,270 | 50.47% |
| 2013 | 14,554 | 52.57% |
| 2012 | 13,686 | 49.22% |
| 2011 | 14,796 | 49.11% |
| 2010 | 18,270 | 61.33% |
| 2009 | 15,326 | 57.37% |
| 2008 | 18,039 | 60.87% |
| 2007 | 18,053 | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 16,776 | 59.4% |
| 2005 | 17,519 | 62.71% |
| 2004 | 17,082 | 63.77% |
| 2003 | 16,746 | 63.75% |
| 2002 | 15,164 | 59.53% |
| 2001 | 16,721 | 69% |
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.