Table 6.1. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, 2012 - 2022

  Electric Power Sector Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers
Period Coal
(Thousand Tons)
Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)
Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)
Coal
(Thousand Tons)
Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)
Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)
Coal
(Thousand Tons)
Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)
Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)
End of Year Stocks
2012 185,116 30,862 495 150,942 22,513 414 34,174 8,349 81
2013 147,884 30,387 390 120,792 21,208 303 27,092 9,179 86
2014 151,548 32,322 827 116,684 21,304 686 34,864 11,018 142
2015 195,548 31,694 1,340 153,226 20,253 1,163 42,322 11,441 177
2016 162,009 30,593 845 130,885 19,767 603 31,124 10,827 241
2017 137,687 28,089 864 114,782 19,047 692 22,905 9,041 171
2018 102,793 25,977 539 84,728 16,553 521 18,065 9,423 19
2019 128,102 25,960 471 104,265 16,435 428 23,837 9,525 43
2020 131,431 26,063 298 107,965 15,941 273 23,466 10,123 25
2021 91,884 26,002 302 75,231 15,634 290 16,653 10,368 12
2022 88,861 22,812 318 74,917 14,204 297 13,943 8,608 21
Year 2020, End of Month Stocks
January 134,134 25,154 562 108,361 16,011 503 25,773 9,144 59
February 139,112 25,101 650 112,119 16,018 584 26,992 9,084 66
March 145,034 25,609 566 116,444 16,448 527 28,590 9,162 39
April 151,534 25,732 549 122,120 16,491 524 29,413 9,240 25
May 153,716 25,937 529 123,725 16,552 518 29,991 9,385 11
June 149,935 26,095 479 120,396 16,530 471 29,539 9,565 9
July 137,149 26,870 455 110,533 16,670 437 26,616 10,200 19
August 128,330 25,881 408 103,893 16,437 402 24,436 9,444 6
September 127,902 26,404 416 103,165 16,229 402 24,736 10,175 15
October 132,058 26,484 457 106,722 16,355 435 25,336 10,129 21
November 134,522 26,224 472 109,153 16,178 452 25,369 10,045 21
December 131,431 26,063 298 107,965 15,941 273 23,466 10,123 25
Year 2021, End of Month Stocks
January 123,705 25,913 253 101,601 16,111 250 22,104 9,802 3
February 107,698 25,306 207 88,851 15,686 189 18,847 9,620 18
March 109,614 25,249 230 89,317 15,692 211 20,296 9,558 19
April 115,505 24,878 353 94,160 15,268 340 21,345 9,610 14
May 117,932 24,840 397 95,618 15,176 382 22,314 9,665 16
June 108,678 24,583 454 88,047 15,028 429 20,632 9,555 25
July 94,974 24,049 453 78,110 14,808 434 16,864 9,242 19
August 81,762 23,589 360 68,021 14,401 347 13,741 9,188 13
September 77,476 24,100 375 63,541 14,863 359 13,935 9,236 17
October 81,880 24,378 339 68,087 14,890 326 13,792 9,489 13
November 89,192 24,880 340 73,722 14,922 328 15,469 9,958 12
December 91,884 26,002 302 75,231 15,634 290 16,653 10,368 12
Year 2022, End of Month Stocks
January 84,541 24,166 336 70,468 14,938 324 14,073 9,228 12
February 81,034 24,252 299 68,800 15,159 287 12,234 9,092 12
March 86,143 23,755 350 73,271 15,156 340 12,872 8,599 10
April 90,746 23,758 424 76,913 15,311 416 13,833 8,446 8
May 92,692 24,025 454 78,852 15,053 425 13,840 8,972 29
June 86,869 24,078 423 73,119 15,309 408 13,750 8,769 16
July 79,172 25,707 474 66,434 15,384 459 12,738 10,323 15
August 75,570 22,794 490 64,278 14,882 479 11,292 7,912 11
September 79,354 22,484 405 67,442 14,704 397 11,912 7,780 8
October 87,342 22,771 351 73,276 14,779 344 14,066 7,992 7
November 93,203 23,678 408 78,597 14,925 393 14,605 8,753 15
December 88,861 22,812 318 74,917 14,204 297 13,943 8,608 21

Notes: 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. 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; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.