In 2020, savings related to phasing out uncompetitive coal in the United States were estimated at ** billion U.S. dollars. This figure is forecast to remain relatively stable, falling slightly to **** billion U.S. dollars by 2025. By comparison, China's coal replacement savings are estimated to be much higher.
Costs and savings of replacing coal in the United States in 2020, with a forecast for 2025, by cost competitiveness against renewables
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Rocky Mountain Institute. (March 1, 2022). Costs and savings of replacing coal in the United States in 2020, with a forecast for 2025, by cost competitiveness against renewables (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334555/us-coal-replacement-costs-and-savings/
Rocky Mountain Institute. "Costs and savings of replacing coal in the United States in 2020, with a forecast for 2025, by cost competitiveness against renewables (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334555/us-coal-replacement-costs-and-savings/
Rocky Mountain Institute. (2022). Costs and savings of replacing coal in the United States in 2020, with a forecast for 2025, by cost competitiveness against renewables (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334555/us-coal-replacement-costs-and-savings/
Rocky Mountain Institute. "Costs and Savings of Replacing Coal in The United States in 2020, with a Forecast for 2025, by Cost Competitiveness against Renewables (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334555/us-coal-replacement-costs-and-savings/
Rocky Mountain Institute, Costs and savings of replacing coal in the United States in 2020, with a forecast for 2025, by cost competitiveness against renewables (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334555/us-coal-replacement-costs-and-savings/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Costs and savings of replacing coal in the United States in 2020, with a forecast for 2025, by cost competitiveness against renewables (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Rocky Mountain Institute, March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334555/us-coal-replacement-costs-and-savings/