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    Coal provides over half of Alabama's electricity and supports thousands of jobs. In 2008, coal accounted for 52.3% of Alabama's power generation and supplied 35.8 million short tons to generate 74.69 billion kilowatt hours. Alabama has over 5,800 direct jobs in coal mining and a total of 19,160 direct and indirect coal jobs with $850 million in payroll. Alabama also has large recoverable coal reserves estimated at 2.73 billion short tons that support low electricity costs of 8.61 cents per kWh, ranking the state 25th nationally for energy affordability.

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    Coal provides over half of Alabama's electricity and supports thousands of jobs. In 2008, coal accounted for 52.3% of Alabama's power generation and supplied 35.8 million short tons to generate 74.69 billion kilowatt hours. Alabama has over 5,800 direct jobs in coal mining and a total of 19,160 direct and indirect coal jobs with $850 million in payroll. Alabama also has large recoverable coal reserves estimated at 2.73 billion short tons that support low electricity costs of 8.61 cents per kWh, ranking the state 25th nationally for energy affordability.

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    Coal provides over half of Alabama's electricity and supports thousands of jobs. In 2008, coal accounted for 52.3% of Alabama's power generation and supplied 35.8 million short tons to generate 74.69 billion kilowatt hours. Alabama has over 5,800 direct jobs in coal mining and a total of 19,160 direct and indirect coal jobs with $850 million in payroll. Alabama also has large recoverable coal reserves estimated at 2.73 billion short tons that support low electricity costs of 8.61 cents per kWh, ranking the state 25th nationally for energy affordability.

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    Coal provides over half of Alabama's electricity and supports thousands of jobs. In 2008, coal accounted for 52.3% of Alabama's power generation and supplied 35.8 million short tons to generate 74.69 billion kilowatt hours. Alabama has over 5,800 direct jobs in coal mining and a total of 19,160 direct and indirect coal jobs with $850 million in payroll. Alabama also has large recoverable coal reserves estimated at 2.73 billion short tons that support low electricity costs of 8.61 cents per kWh, ranking the state 25th nationally for energy affordability.

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    AMERICA’s Power Coal in Alabama

    Coal Provides Jobs and Affordable Electricity

    Alabama U.S.
    In Alabama: Coal Production (Million Short Tons) 20.6 1,171.8
    Estimated Recoverable Coal Reserves (Billion
    2.73 261.57
    Short Tons)
    Coal provided 52.3 percent of Alabama’s Total Coal Consumption for Power
    35.8 1,043.6
    electric power generation in 2008. Alabama Generation (Million Short Tons)
    Total Net Electricity from Coal (Billion kWh) 74.69 1,994.4
    used 35.8 million short tons of coal to
    Direct Coal Mining Employment 5,820 133,799
    generate 74.69 billion kilowatt hours of Electricity Cost per kWh 8.61¢ 9.91¢
    electricity. 2008 EIA production and electricity data. 2008 Mine Safety and Health Administration
    employment data.

    Based on cost of electricity, Alabama ranks #25


    in the nation in energy affordability, according Alabama: Generation by Fuel Type, 2008
    to EIA. Alabama ranks #15 in the nation in coal
    production and #11 in the nation in coal use.
    Other 0.1%
    Renewables
    Alabama produced 20.6 million short tons of 0.1%
    coal in 2008 from an estimated recoverable Coal
    Natural 52.3%
    reserve base of 2.73 billion short tons.
    Gas
    15.0%
    Direct and indirect employment generated
    by U.S. coal mining in Alabama accounts for
    19,160 jobs, for a combined payroll of $850
    Nuclear
    million. 27.8%

    Hydro
    Source: EIA 4.6%

    National Mining Association | www.nma.org

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