A Cube of America's Coal

VOLUME OF COAL USED ANNUALLY TO POWER AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS |COAL --| ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION TABLE CE2.1 HOUSEHOLD SITE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN THE U.s., TOTALS AND AVERAGES, 2009 647 M TOTAL ANNUAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMED BY US HOUSEHOLDS IS 1,286 BILLION KWH = 270,780,160 TONNES OF COAL 647 M IKWH = 470 GRAMS COAL 44.8% USA GRID COMES FROM COAL POWERED ELECTRICTY |--- 1 TONNE OF COAL = APPROXIMATELY 1 CUBIC METRE OF COAL ----- --- |-- W E6 -- VOLUME OF COAL USED ANNUALLY TO POWER AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS |COAL --| ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION TABLE CE2.1 HOUSEHOLD SITE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN THE U.s., TOTALS AND AVERAGES, 2009 647 M TOTAL ANNUAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMED BY US HOUSEHOLDS IS 1,286 BILLION KWH = 270,780,160 TONNES OF COAL 647 M IKWH = 470 GRAMS COAL 44.8% USA GRID COMES FROM COAL POWERED ELECTRICTY |--- 1 TONNE OF COAL = APPROXIMATELY 1 CUBIC METRE OF COAL ----- --- |-- W E6 --