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Coal

U.S. Coal Production and Consumption http://www.eia.gov/coal/data.cfm#summary (Monthly Excel File)
Note: A short ton is 2000 lbs, A long ton is 2240 lbs.
Note: The average emission rates in the United States from coal-fired generation are: 2,249 lbs/MWh of carbon dioxide, 13 lbs/MWh of sulfur dioxide, and 6 lbs/MWh of nitrogen oxides
http://www.epa.gov/cleanrgy/emissions.htm
Last Updated in June 2018
*Different types of coal contain different amounts of energy
Year Year After 1970 Total U.S. Coal Production (Thousdand Short Tons) Total U.S Coal Consumption (Thousand Short Tons)
1970 0 612661 523230.708
1971 1 560919 501574.619
1972 2 602492 524262.778
1973 3 598568 562583.603
1974 4 610023 558401.8
1975 5 654641 562640.432
1976 6 684913 603789.974
1977 7 697205 625290.963
1978 8 670164 625224.827
1979 9 781134 680524.248
1980 10 829700 702729.735
1981 11 823775 732626.833
1982 12 838112 706910.644
1983 13 782091 736672.312
1984 14 895920.767 791295.693
1985 15 883638.117 818048.659
1986 16 890314.708 804230.968
1987 17 918762.162 836940.592
1988 18 950265.278 883641.806
1989 19 980728.79 894999.882
1990 20 1029075.527 904497.568
1991 21 995983.881 899226.805
1992 22 997544.933 907654.798
1993 23 945424.288 944081.285
1994 24 1033504.288 951285.901
1995 25 1032973.77 962103.776
1996 26 1063855.51 1006320.771
1997 27 1089931.782 1029544.455
1998 28 1117535.16 1037102.816
1999 29 1100431.43 1038646.542
2000 30 1073611.56 1084094.875
2001 31 1127688.806 1060145.532
2002 32 1094283.044 1066354.574
2003 33 1071752.573 1094860.841
2004 34 1112098.87 1107254.537
2005 35 1131498.099 1125977.611
2006 36 1162749.659 1112291.762
2007 37 1146635.345 1127998.13
2008 38 1171808.669 1120548.444
2009 39 1074923.392 997477.607
2010 40 1084368.148 1048513.717
2011 41 1095627.536 1002948.167
2012 42 1016458.418 889185.121
2013 43 984841.779 924441.815
2014 44 1000048.758 917731.478
2015 45 896940.563 798114.68
2016 46 728364.498 731070.69
2017 47 774118.253 716960.858