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Coal Power in North Dakota
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
22,578 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
53.1%
National rank (coal output)
#11
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of North Dakota's power mix over time
2001: 95.2% → 2025: 53.1%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,578 | 53.1% |
| 2024 | 23,183 | 54.48% |
| 2023 | 22,525 | 53.54% |
| 2022 | 24,831 | 55.92% |
| 2021 | 24,403 | 56.71% |
| 2020 | 24,497 | 58.08% |
| 2019 | 25,151 | 61.13% |
| 2018 | 27,541 | 64.63% |
| 2017 | 26,756 | 64.47% |
| 2016 | 26,580 | 70.21% |
| 2015 | 27,734 | 74.64% |
| 2014 | 27,394 | 75.13% |
| 2013 | 27,478 | 78.46% |
| 2012 | 28,214 | 78.1% |
| 2011 | 27,109 | 77.28% |
| 2010 | 28,462 | 81.93% |
| 2009 | 29,607 | 86.58% |
| 2008 | 29,672 | 90.64% |
| 2007 | 29,164 | 93.4% |
| 2006 | 28,879 | 93.52% |
| 2005 | 30,259 | 94.76% |
| 2004 | 28,064 | 93.75% |
| 2003 | 29,427 | 93.95% |
| 2002 | 29,612 | 94.59% |
| 2001 | 28,877 | 95.2% |
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.