E/ectriciy
Average electricity costs in Kentucky were 4.1 cents/kilowatt—hour in 1996, the
second lowest in the United States behind a Northwestern hydro state.
Production
Kentucky produced 157.7 million tons of coal in 1996, compared to the record
production of 179.4 million tons set in 1990. Kentucky has been one of the top
three coal producers in the United States for the last 50 years.  
Emgloyment  
The Kentucky coal industry paid $814.6 million in direct wages in 1996, directly  
employing 19,372 persons and indirectly providing an additional 59,686 jobs in
1996.
Economy r
The Kentucky coal industry brought $3.1 billion into Kentucky from out-of-state
during Fiscal Year 1996-1997 through coal sales to customers in 29 other states
and 15 foreign countries.
Kentucky coal companies paid $163.2 million in coal severance taxes in Fiscal Year
1996-1997.
Coal Markets
A total of 59 electric utility companies purchased 117.4 million tons of Kentucky
coal for 134 electric power plants located in 23 states during 1996, accounting for
almost 80% of the Kentucky coal sold.
Over 83% of Kentucky's coal is sold out—of-state.
There are 20 major coal-burning electric utility plants in Kentucky, and almost all
(95.7%) of Kentucky's electricity is generated from coal.
En vironment_
All surface-mined land today is reclaimed equal to or better than it was prior to
mining. Kentucky received 4 national reclamation awards in 1996 for surface
mining and received a total of 17 awards in the past 11 years.
Coal mining creates valuable lands such as wildlife habitats, flat mountaintops, wet-
lands, and industrial sites where only steep, unproductive hillsides had once existed.
Kentucky operators have paid over $659.1 million into the Federal Abandoned Mine  
Land Fund since 1978 to reclaim abandoned coal mines. Nationwide, operators
have paid over $4.1 billion into this fund. However, $1.08 billion remains
unallocated for AML reclamation.  
Coal Hesources_ I
Kentucky has two distinct coal fields, one in Western Kentucky and one in Eastern ,
Kentucky. Kentucky's 89.8 billion tons of coal resources remaining represent 85% l
of the original resource.
Teacher Resources $
Coal education resource materials are now available to teachers and students on
the Internet at the web site www.coa/education.org. Additionally, a coal education
multimedia library kit with interactive learning tools is now available in every public
elementary, middle school, and county library in Kentucky.
5§§§,Tl°§lJ?§?Zr$313§`§?J“§2*Z$2rf2HS?£Z'E}ZZZ%"€£r?rZZr“é2i’alETELZTSZ§?lZ‘,‘i§§§2,‘$,°'i,"”
construed as official source data Of be COHSIFUQU GS advocating Or reflecting any DOHC y Q-
mg Kentucky Coal Marketing and Export COU¤Cl| 0f U16 Kentucky Coal Assoninrrnn_ y posmon Of
n [www.coaIeducation.org] A