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Coal Power in South Carolina
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
18,178 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
17.39%
National rank (coal output)
#18
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of South Carolina's power mix over time
2001: 41.16% → 2025: 17.39%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,178 | 17.39% |
| 2024 | 16,842 | 16.76% |
| 2023 | 15,150 | 15.02% |
| 2022 | 14,243 | 14.43% |
| 2021 | 15,188 | 15.44% |
| 2020 | 12,459 | 12.65% |
| 2019 | 14,862 | 14.85% |
| 2018 | 19,497 | 19.62% |
| 2017 | 18,152 | 19.5% |
| 2016 | 21,003 | 21.66% |
| 2015 | 22,631 | 23.44% |
| 2014 | 28,914 | 29.76% |
| 2013 | 24,407 | 25.62% |
| 2012 | 28,396 | 29.35% |
| 2011 | 34,169 | 33.18% |
| 2010 | 37,671 | 36.17% |
| 2009 | 34,478 | 34.43% |
| 2008 | 41,540 | 41.14% |
| 2007 | 41,583 | 40.21% |
| 2006 | 39,473 | 39.76% |
| 2005 | 39,692 | 38.72% |
| 2004 | 38,922 | 39.74% |
| 2003 | 37,432 | 39.92% |
| 2002 | 36,948 | 38.26% |
| 2001 | 36,699 | 41.16% |
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.