Forces Shaping Future U.S. Coal Production and Use
Fact Sheet
158-00
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Abstract
More than half of the electricity in the United States is generated by coal-fired powerplants. U.S. coal producers sell almost 90 percent of their product for electricity generation, and so, the future of the U.S. coal industry will be determined by the future of coal-fired electricity-generation plants.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is completing a National Coal Resource Assessment (NCRA) of five major coal-producing regions of the United States (fig. 1): (1) the Appalachian Basin, (2) the Illinois Basin, (3) the Gulf Coast, (4) the Colorado Plateau, and (5) the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. The Powder River and Williston Basins are the principal producing areas of the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Forces Shaping Future U.S. Coal Production and Use |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 158-00 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs15800 |
| Edition | Online Version 1.1, Revised Mar 2001 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 2 p. |
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