Over past decade, Mountain region states have used less coal for electricity generation">Over past decade, Mountain region states have used less coal for electricity generation
(Wed, 19 Oct 2016) Coal has long been the dominant source of electricity generation in the Mountain Census division. In the eight Mountain states, coal-fired power generation made up almost 50% of the regionâs total generation in 2015, compared to the national average of 33%. A decade ago, coalâs share in Mountain states was even higher, at 63%.
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