Coal Power in Wisconsin
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
23,350 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
35%
National rank (coal output)
#10
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of Wisconsin's power mix over time
2001: 70.2% → 2025: 35%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23,350 | 35% |
| 2024 | 20,763 | 31.81% |
| 2023 | 21,087 | 33.71% |
| 2022 | 21,923 | 35.8% |
| 2021 | 27,442 | 42.69% |
| 2020 | 23,761 | 38.67% |
| 2019 | 26,335 | 41.95% |
| 2018 | 33,322 | 50.54% |
| 2017 | 35,852 | 55.07% |
| 2016 | 33,363 | 51.35% |
| 2015 | 37,181 | 56.03% |
| 2014 | 37,449 | 61.33% |
| 2013 | 40,645 | 61.62% |
| 2012 | 32,758 | 51.39% |
| 2011 | 39,938 | 63.1% |
| 2010 | 40,169 | 62.46% |
| 2009 | 37,280 | 62.18% |
| 2008 | 41,706 | 65.7% |
| 2007 | 40,028 | 63.15% |
| 2006 | 40,116 | 65.08% |
| 2005 | 41,729 | 67.5% |
| 2004 | 42,148 | 69.73% |
| 2003 | 41,717 | 69.39% |
| 2002 | 39,807 | 68.13% |
| 2001 | 41,253 | 70.2% |
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.