Missouri's electric power plants had an installed generating capacity (utility and nonutility) of 16.9 million kW in 1999. Electrical output totaled 73.8 billion kWh in the same year, and retail sales of electric power totaled 69 billion kWh.Coal-fired plants accounted for 83% of all power production, and nuclear plants for 12%.
Fossil fuel resources are limited. Reserves of bituminous coal totaled 6 billion tons in 1998, but only a small portion (3 million tons) was considered recoverable; 436,000 tons were mined in 2000, all from four surface mines. Small quantities of crude petroleum are also produced commercially; in 2002, production was 260 barrels per day. In 2000 Missouri's total per capita energy consumption was 296 million Btu (74.6 million kcal), ranking it 38th among the 50 states.