US coal distribution falls 6.4% as power generation dominates deliveries

US coal distribution — Top five coal origin and destination states, second quarter 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

US coal distribution totalled 92.2 million short tons in April–June 2026, down 6.4% from the same period a year earlier and 8.3% from the previous quarter. Electric utilities and independent power producers received 90.7% of shipments. Wyoming remained the leading supplying state, Texas was the largest destination, and rail carried more than two-thirds of domestic deliveries. Why we chose this […]

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