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Kentucky Coal Distribution, 2011
Coal Distribution by Destination, 2011
Coal & Destination Thousand Tons Percentage
Total Distribution 95,027 100%
EKY Out-of-State* 45,230 48%
WKY In-State 23,239 24%
WKY Out-of-State* 15,329 16%
EKY Foreign Exports 5,515 6%
EKY In-State 4,084 4%
WKY Foreign Exports 1,630 2%
*Totals labeled ―Out-of-State‖ represent shipments of coal
to consumers within the United States, and may also be considered
domestic exports. A difference of approximately
11.2 million tons exists between total production and total
distribution in the table above. This gap can be explained
by coal stockpiling, lags in data reporting, calendar year
parameters, comparison of statistics across multiple data
sources, and reporting errors.
The annual distribution of coal mined in Kentucky is a combination
of in-state consumers, out-of-state power plants and
factories, and foreign exports. Demand from out-of-state
consumers has consistently been the largest component of
Kentucky coal deliveries since 1990.
In 2011, the largest portion (43%) of Kentucky coal deliveries
were domestic exports of Eastern Kentucky coal, involving
customers outside of the Commonwealth but within the United
States. The next most common destination of Kentucky coal in
2011 was in-state deliveries of coal from Western Kentucky,
followed by domestic exports of Western Kentucky coal.
Foreign exports of Kentucky coal represent a small percentage
of total production, and combined accounted for approximately
8 percent of coal shipments in 2011. In-state
consumption of Eastern Kentucky coal was the smallest portion
of Kentucky coal deliveries during the year.
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