Table 5.1.F. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2012 - 2022 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2012 16,288,063 11,995,971 3,825,286 30,056 436,750
2013 16,910,576 12,421,537 4,028,894 27,979 432,167
2014 16,863,554 12,235,960 4,191,273 23,149 413,173
2015 14,524,773 10,475,551 3,662,685 16,926 369,612
2016 13,322,281 9,693,215 3,303,433 14,029 311,604
2017 12,904,048 9,377,705 3,244,514 12,198 269,630
2018 12,315,720 9,079,870 2,973,150 11,455 251,245
2019 10,413,560 7,656,840 2,524,630 10,080 222,011
2020 8,432,214 6,233,105 1,996,036 8,754 194,318
2021 9,707,787 7,159,642 2,337,968 9,788 200,389
2022 9,090,813 6,674,153 2,211,529 9,900 195,231
Year 2020
January 712,278 519,024 172,382 967 19,905
February 616,198 448,076 148,898 1,009 18,216
March 557,059 410,556 128,761 824 16,918
April 452,277 324,455 112,291 512 15,020
May 516,288 379,351 121,872 544 14,522
June 716,179 538,170 163,654 591 13,764
July 971,238 740,212 214,984 621 15,420
August 980,297 754,793 209,686 638 15,180
September 746,133 568,333 161,897 756 15,146
October 652,104 473,452 161,398 598 16,656
November 664,620 468,072 180,122 699 15,727
December 847,542 608,610 220,092 996 17,844
Year 2021
January 877,101 638,237 219,679 983 18,202
February 941,148 701,229 221,717 1,228 16,975
March 674,000 492,582 163,684 925 16,809
April 589,401 435,279 137,648 686 15,789
May 695,500 526,735 152,244 569 15,953
June 934,689 699,624 218,511 616 15,939
July 1,088,298 807,192 263,285 661 17,161
August 1,090,627 818,200 255,620 733 16,073
September 851,369 638,816 194,894 813 16,847
October 679,141 485,804 176,164 844 16,330
November 627,146 443,350 165,086 876 17,833
December 659,367 472,596 169,437 856 16,479
Year 2022
January 953,681 685,281 249,133 1,104 18,163
February 774,064 545,038 212,351 1,026 15,650
March 667,683 460,955 188,543 692 17,494
April 603,912 428,220 159,436 452 15,804
May 682,042 510,802 153,967 465 16,808
June 800,067 609,407 174,117 759 15,784
July 948,074 722,654 208,534 830 16,057
August 925,883 688,544 220,093 864 16,381
September 713,474 534,161 163,344 871 15,097
October 594,004 437,995 139,256 839 15,913
November 619,751 445,273 158,232 934 15,311
December 808,176 605,822 184,523 1,063 16,768

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; synthetic coal 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.