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US Residential Electricity to Coal Ratio
The us residential electricity to coal ratio is 0.1402 — US Residential Electricity at $18.44 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US Residential Electricity to Coal ratio
1.000 kWh of us residential electricity = 0.1402 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/ELEC-RES-US): 7.131 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much us residential electricity.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (33th percentile of the last 1 year)
US Residential Electricity
$18.44
per Kilowatt Hour
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Kilowatt Hour ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:20:40 GMT.
1Y average
0.1488
median 0.1483
1Y low
0.1372
Apr 1, 2026
1Y high
0.1623
Jan 1, 2026
Normal band
0.1392–0.1584
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.89σ
6 observations
US Residential Electricity to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ELEC-RES-US/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US Residential Electricity / Coal price chart below.
ELEC-RES-US/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one kWh of US Residential Electricity buys, over 1Y.
ELEC-RES-US/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ELEC-RES-US/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
US Residential Electricity and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the us residential electricity to coal ratio
US Residential Electricity to Coal ratio = US Residential Electricity price per Kilowatt Hour ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $18.44 ÷ $131.50 = 0.1402. The inverse is 7.131.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the us residential electricity to coal ratio today?
The us residential electricity to coal ratio is 0.1402 — US Residential Electricity at $18.44 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us residential electricity to coal ratio?
Divide the us residential electricity price per Kilowatt Hour by the coal price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of coal per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity.
What is the inverse of the us residential electricity to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to us residential electricity, is 7.131 — how many Kilowatt Hours of us residential electricity one Metric Ton of coal buys.