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Wyoming leads the nation in coal production, accounting for two-fifths of all coal mined in the United States. (According to EIA) So you have high industrial co
by francisofascii 9y ago
Wyoming leads the nation in coal production, accounting for two-fifths of all coal mined in the United States. (According to EIA) So you have high industrial consumption and low population.
- pklausler 9y agoIs the coal consumed in WY?
- topspin 9y agoYes, but the vast bulk of it is moved to other states and countries via coal trains and bulk freighters. The state has only 580k citizens but is producing 42% of all US coal.
- pklausler 9y agoSo no, it's not consumed in WY.
- panzagl 9y agoIt's not all consumed in WY, but some is.
- francisofascii 9y agoEnergy is consumed to mine and transport the coal.
- fludlight 9y agoMost of it isn't. In 2015 Wyoming produced 6,538 trillion BTUs of coal[1], of which, it used 487 trillion BTUs (~7%) [2]. [1] https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=WY#tabs-3 https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=WY#tabs-3 [2] https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=WY#tabs-1 https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=WY#tabs-1
- tomsthumb 9y agoTo re-iterate, Seattle proper (not the metro area w/ Bellvue, Tacoma, etc) has a larger population than the state of Wyoming. Any per-capita comparisons which involve industrial measurements on a statewide basis are going to seem weird for Wyoming.