West Virginia has more estimated recoverable coal reserves at producing mines than any other State except Wyoming. The industrial sector dominates West Virginia energy consumption, and per capita energy use is among the highest in the country.
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- West Virginia is the largest coal producer east of the Mississippi River and accounts for more than one-tenth of U.S. total coal production.
- West Virginia leads the Nation in coal production from underground mines, which account for nearly two-thirds of State production.
- West Virginia's recoverable coal reserves at producing mines are the second largest in the Nation after Wyoming.
- Coal-fired plants account for nearly all of the electricity generated in West Virginia.
- West Virginia leads the Nation in interstate sales of electricity.