Table 5.1.D. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2001 - 2011 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2001 19,789,453 16,171,487 3,377,662 12,954 227,350
2002 19,996,890 15,517,857 4,215,043 9,168 254,821
2003 20,366,879 15,391,188 4,745,545 13,080 217,066
2004 20,375,751 15,610,335 4,606,584 8,251 150,581
2005 20,801,716 15,397,688 5,250,824 8,314 144,889
2006 20,527,410 15,211,077 5,166,001 7,526 142,807
2007 20,841,871 15,436,110 5,287,202 7,833 110,727
2008 20,548,610 15,189,050 5,242,194 8,070 109,296
2009 18,240,611 13,744,178 4,390,596 7,007 98,829
2010 19,196,315 14,333,496 4,709,686 6,815 146,318
2011 18,074,298 13,551,416 4,399,144 7,263 116,475
2009
January 1,777,739 1,317,914 450,974 700 8,152
February 1,450,762 1,073,718 369,320 605 7,119
March 1,403,493 1,045,569 349,131 553 8,241
April 1,309,455 976,589 324,616 485 7,765
May 1,370,994 1,036,656 325,760 492 8,085
June 1,548,142 1,186,858 352,078 545 8,662
July 1,649,435 1,248,757 391,308 621 8,750
August 1,703,828 1,285,531 408,505 667 9,125
September 1,428,231 1,101,948 317,515 573 8,195
October 1,447,246 1,093,341 344,419 528 8,957
November 1,419,153 1,078,610 332,498 579 7,466
December 1,732,132 1,298,688 424,472 660 8,311
2010
January 1,792,455 1,341,522 438,461 703 11,769
February 1,584,519 1,181,007 391,557 621 11,334
March 1,493,927 1,114,613 365,639 559 13,115
April 1,316,582 995,633 311,079 481 9,389
May 1,489,806 1,129,893 346,590 514 12,809
June 1,722,718 1,294,123 416,294 601 11,699
July 1,876,586 1,401,288 460,903 676 13,719
August 1,865,192 1,393,687 456,226 644 14,636
September 1,550,912 1,153,963 384,143 556 12,251
October 1,371,705 1,012,350 346,400 487 12,467
November 1,401,177 1,036,324 354,510 432 9,911
December 1,730,737 1,279,092 437,884 541 13,218
2011
January 1,763,170 1,307,741 444,639 836 9,955
February 1,432,157 1,072,748 350,173 798 8,438
March 1,400,484 1,061,807 328,646 756 9,274
April 1,295,986 972,440 313,907 529 9,110
May 1,432,180 1,086,571 335,344 537 9,727
June 1,646,308 1,246,730 388,860 596 10,123
July 1,847,192 1,390,380 445,064 682 11,066
August 1,797,976 1,351,103 434,923 617 11,333
September 1,471,083 1,094,574 366,248 548 9,712
October 1,321,304 978,991 333,369 436 8,509
November 1,271,795 944,086 319,257 415 8,036
December 1,394,662 1,044,244 338,714 513 11,191

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.