Home / North Carolina / Coal power
Coal Power in North Carolina
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
17,902 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
13.22%
National rank (coal output)
#20
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of North Carolina's power mix over time
2001: 62.09% → 2025: 13.22%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,902 | 13.22% |
| 2024 | 17,079 | 12.65% |
| 2023 | 14,205 | 11.22% |
| 2022 | 14,674 | 10.93% |
| 2021 | 20,405 | 15.71% |
| 2020 | 20,793 | 16.72% |
| 2019 | 30,672 | 23.38% |
| 2018 | 31,690 | 23.61% |
| 2017 | 34,460 | 26.82% |
| 2016 | 37,436 | 28.63% |
| 2015 | 39,922 | 31.09% |
| 2014 | 49,238 | 38.42% |
| 2013 | 47,072 | 37.38% |
| 2012 | 50,932 | 43.65% |
| 2011 | 59,758 | 50.48% |
| 2010 | 71,951 | 55.92% |
| 2009 | 65,083 | 54.97% |
| 2008 | 75,815 | 60.54% |
| 2007 | 79,983 | 61.47% |
| 2006 | 75,487 | 60.29% |
| 2005 | 78,436 | 60.45% |
| 2004 | 75,546 | 59.8% |
| 2003 | 74,776 | 58.61% |
| 2002 | 75,188 | 60.41% |
| 2001 | 72,958 | 62.09% |
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.