Table 5.1.E. Coal: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
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 442,806 -- 64,397 23,105 355,304
2002 421,084 -- 50,041 23,099 347,944
2003 416,700 -- 47,817 28,479 340,405
2004 564,497 -- 87,981 34,538 441,978
2005 548,666 -- 88,364 34,616 425,685
2006 532,561 -- 84,335 34,086 414,140
2007 521,717 -- 83,838 34,690 403,189
2008 503,096 -- 81,416 36,163 385,517
2009 462,674 -- 90,867 32,651 339,156
2010 490,931 -- 90,184 30,725 370,022
2011 479,822 -- 84,855 28,056 366,911
2009
January 45,063 -- 9,328 3,889 31,847
February 40,173 -- 8,132 3,295 28,745
March 41,029 -- 8,332 3,144 29,553
April 34,657 -- 6,611 2,311 25,735
May 35,576 -- 7,276 2,103 26,197
June 36,470 -- 7,314 2,528 26,628
July 37,973 -- 7,512 2,488 27,973
August 37,938 -- 7,236 2,570 28,132
September 36,366 -- 6,766 2,259 27,341
October 36,626 -- 6,841 2,268 27,516
November 38,075 -- 7,006 2,681 28,387
December 42,729 -- 8,512 3,115 31,102
2010
January 44,514 -- 8,627 3,445 32,442
February 40,887 -- 8,041 3,024 29,823
March 41,529 -- 7,926 2,646 30,957
April 49,876 -- 6,822 2,048 41,006
May 37,678 -- 6,843 2,099 28,736
June 37,546 -- 7,185 2,461 27,900
July 40,421 -- 7,799 2,604 30,018
August 40,523 -- 7,634 2,767 30,121
September 37,922 -- 7,172 2,350 28,401
October 37,289 -- 6,993 2,099 28,197
November 38,881 -- 7,182 2,263 29,436
December 43,865 -- 7,959 2,919 32,987
2011
January 46,693 -- 7,965 3,205 35,523
February 40,900 -- 7,129 2,879 30,892
March 42,037 -- 7,448 2,680 31,909
April 38,014 -- 6,703 2,064 29,247
May 39,478 -- 7,680 2,137 29,662
June 38,498 -- 6,693 2,258 29,547
July 40,876 -- 7,353 2,508 31,015
August 40,319 -- 7,136 2,239 30,945
September 37,717 -- 6,626 2,077 29,014
October 38,024 -- 6,905 1,781 29,339
November 37,180 -- 6,248 1,914 29,019
December 40,087 -- 6,971 2,317 30,799

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.