Coal Power in Nebraska
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
18,332 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
45.59%
National rank (coal output)
#17
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Nebraska's power mix over time
2001: 66.39% → 2025: 45.59%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,332 | 45.59% |
| 2024 | 16,352 | 43.92% |
| 2023 | 17,916 | 45.42% |
| 2022 | 19,945 | 49.01% |
| 2021 | 18,934 | 49.94% |
| 2020 | 18,789 | 50.99% |
| 2019 | 20,385 | 54.66% |
| 2018 | 23,305 | 63.04% |
| 2017 | 21,174 | 59.8% |
| 2016 | 21,898 | 59.95% |
| 2015 | 24,185 | 60.64% |
| 2014 | 24,922 | 63.2% |
| 2013 | 26,767 | 72.14% |
| 2012 | 25,019 | 73.12% |
| 2011 | 25,965 | 71.94% |
| 2010 | 23,363 | 63.78% |
| 2009 | 23,350 | 68.67% |
| 2008 | 21,480 | 66.35% |
| 2007 | 19,630 | 60.51% |
| 2006 | 20,683 | 65.31% |
| 2005 | 20,818 | 66.16% |
| 2004 | 20,457 | 63.91% |
| 2003 | 20,954 | 68.8% |
| 2002 | 19,944 | 63.08% |
| 2001 | 20,239 | 66.39% |
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.