Coal Power in Texas
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
68,889 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
11.66%
National rank (coal output)
#1
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Texas's power mix over time
2001: 36.26% → 2025: 11.66%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68,889 | 11.66% |
| 2024 | 65,545 | 11.57% |
| 2023 | 71,615 | 13.09% |
| 2022 | 85,337 | 16.24% |
| 2021 | 88,818 | 18.43% |
| 2020 | 78,825 | 16.65% |
| 2019 | 91,817 | 19% |
| 2018 | 111,723 | 23.4% |
| 2017 | 134,648 | 29.74% |
| 2016 | 121,231 | 26.7% |
| 2015 | 121,554 | 27.02% |
| 2014 | 148,174 | 33.86% |
| 2013 | 149,404 | 34.47% |
| 2012 | 138,088 | 32.13% |
| 2011 | 157,897 | 36.26% |
| 2010 | 150,173 | 36.48% |
| 2009 | 139,107 | 35.02% |
| 2008 | 147,132 | 36.35% |
| 2007 | 147,279 | 36.32% |
| 2006 | 146,391 | 36.54% |
| 2005 | 148,358 | 37.4% |
| 2004 | 148,885 | 38.15% |
| 2003 | 146,990 | 38.76% |
| 2002 | 141,847 | 36.78% |
| 2001 | 135,100 | 36.26% |
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.