US Coal Stockpiles Hit Record Low

At lowest point since Energy Information Administration started tracking stockpiles

Coal miners wait at the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., on April 13, 2017. Multiple U.S. coal producers have reportedly sold out of coal through 2022. Justin Merriman/Getty Images

U.S. coal stockpiles dipped to just 80 million tons in September, the lowest monthly total since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began tracking such information in 2001.

U.S. coal stocks fell by 4.8 percent over the course of the previous month, according to the EIA.