| Table 5.1.B. Coal: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, |
| by Sector, 2001 - 2011 (Thousand Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Total (all sectors) | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers |
Commercial Sector |
Industrial Sector |
| Annual Totals | |||||
| 2001 | 18,944 | -- | 2,910 | 916 | 15,119 |
| 2002 | 17,561 | -- | 2,255 | 929 | 14,377 |
| 2003 | 17,720 | -- | 2,080 | 1,234 | 14,406 |
| 2004 | 24,275 | -- | 3,809 | 1,540 | 18,926 |
| 2005 | 23,833 | -- | 3,918 | 1,544 | 18,371 |
| 2006 | 23,227 | -- | 3,834 | 1,539 | 17,854 |
| 2007 | 22,810 | -- | 3,795 | 1,566 | 17,449 |
| 2008 | 22,168 | -- | 3,689 | 1,652 | 16,827 |
| 2009 | 20,507 | -- | 3,935 | 1,481 | 15,091 |
| 2010 | 21,727 | -- | 3,808 | 1,406 | 16,513 |
| 2011 | 21,532 | -- | 3,628 | 1,321 | 16,584 |
| 2009 | |||||
| January | 2,002 | -- | 416 | 177 | 1,410 |
| February | 1,782 | -- | 360 | 151 | 1,271 |
| March | 1,819 | -- | 365 | 144 | 1,310 |
| April | 1,529 | -- | 293 | 106 | 1,131 |
| May | 1,584 | -- | 320 | 95 | 1,169 |
| June | 1,618 | -- | 318 | 112 | 1,189 |
| July | 1,680 | -- | 326 | 110 | 1,244 |
| August | 1,683 | -- | 313 | 113 | 1,257 |
| September | 1,599 | -- | 278 | 101 | 1,220 |
| October | 1,633 | -- | 288 | 104 | 1,240 |
| November | 1,686 | -- | 297 | 125 | 1,264 |
| December | 1,892 | -- | 361 | 144 | 1,387 |
| 2010 | |||||
| January | 1,972 | -- | 371 | 160 | 1,440 |
| February | 1,820 | -- | 347 | 139 | 1,334 |
| March | 1,839 | -- | 338 | 123 | 1,378 |
| April | 2,142 | -- | 284 | 95 | 1,764 |
| May | 1,664 | -- | 285 | 95 | 1,283 |
| June | 1,668 | -- | 306 | 108 | 1,255 |
| July | 1,790 | -- | 325 | 112 | 1,354 |
| August | 1,807 | -- | 326 | 123 | 1,359 |
| September | 1,677 | -- | 296 | 107 | 1,275 |
| October | 1,653 | -- | 287 | 98 | 1,267 |
| November | 1,740 | -- | 308 | 107 | 1,325 |
| December | 1,955 | -- | 336 | 139 | 1,481 |
| 2011 | |||||
| January | 2,084 | -- | 340 | 149 | 1,595 |
| February | 1,833 | -- | 307 | 135 | 1,391 |
| March | 1,869 | -- | 310 | 127 | 1,431 |
| April | 1,713 | -- | 287 | 98 | 1,327 |
| May | 1,776 | -- | 328 | 99 | 1,349 |
| June | 1,726 | -- | 287 | 103 | 1,336 |
| July | 1,824 | -- | 313 | 113 | 1,397 |
| August | 1,807 | -- | 305 | 101 | 1,400 |
| September | 1,689 | -- | 283 | 96 | 1,309 |
| October | 1,712 | -- | 294 | 89 | 1,329 |
| November | 1,689 | -- | 277 | 96 | 1,315 |
| December | 1,812 | -- | 296 | 113 | 1,403 |
| Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed. The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal; coal synfuel and refined coal; and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases. See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report, and predecessor forms. Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report. |