Table 7.5. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Electric Utilities, 2012 - 2022

  Coal Petroleum Liquids
  Receipts Average Cost   Receipts Average Cost  


Period		 (Billion
Btu)		 (Thousand
Tons)		 (Dollars
per
MMBtu)		 (Dollars
per
Ton)		 Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption		 (Billion
Btu)		 (Thousand
Barrels)		 (Dollars
per
MMBtu)		 (Dollars
per
Barrel)		 Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
Annual Totals
2012 11,939,543 609,445 2.43 47.51 1.18 99.0 86,030 14,252 22.11 133.44 0.41 81.3
2013 11,595,328 592,772 2.38 46.51 1.23 92.9 78,101 12,814 21.09 128.57 0.43 76.2
2014 12,064,810 614,728 2.39 46.95 1.21 98.3 98,357 16,161 19.90 121.14 0.44 82.0
2015 11,088,631 571,707 2.25 43.71 1.17 105.8 90,041 14,747 11.32 69.13 0.46 79.2
2016 9,256,878 476,207 2.16 42.01 1.21 95.4 73,294 11,985 9.16 56.02 0.45 74.0
2017 9,011,629 467,595 2.12 40.81 1.16 96.0 70,422 11,640 11.60 70.19 0.47 74.4
2018 8,351,036 435,964 2.11 40.35 1.18 91.6 84,050 13,896 14.39 87.09 0.37 75.3
2019 7,970,069 413,915 2.08 39.99 1.18 103.1 66,789 11,010 13.40 81.29 0.46 69.9
2020 6,256,811 327,488 1.96 37.49 1.15 100.2 56,530 9,371 9.84 59.37 0.47 67.1
2021 6,448,846 338,205 2.03 38.68 1.14 90.2 69,111 11,468 14.53 87.56 0.47 67.7
2022 6,594,794 346,120 2.41 45.96 1.15 98.4 73,400 12,131 24.43 147.80 0.48 65.6
Year 2020
January 607,032 31,970 1.97 37.43 1.11 116.3 4,738 793 13.76 82.24 0.48 54.9
February 514,565 27,219 1.94 36.69 1.11 114.2 5,900 976 12.90 77.97 0.46 84.8
March 493,867 25,974 1.96 37.29 1.13 119.0 5,397 890 10.39 62.96 0.47 92.2
April 434,599 22,675 1.97 37.73 1.18 132.5 2,763 465 8.47 50.32 0.47 52.7
May 403,390 21,343 1.92 36.34 1.08 107.0 4,283 718 6.79 40.50 0.48 70.4
June 467,961 24,558 1.95 37.21 1.13 88.0 4,390 726 6.78 41.00 0.47 60.8
July 551,833 28,915 1.95 37.25 1.15 75.3 5,830 960 8.50 51.60 0.47 73.8
August 603,152 31,307 1.99 38.37 1.16 80.1 3,924 651 10.21 61.56 0.47 50.4
September 554,014 28,885 2.00 38.29 1.12 97.0 3,475 573 9.75 59.06 0.46 51.7
October 535,411 27,744 1.96 37.82 1.23 110.7 5,944 979 9.32 56.60 0.46 77.5
November 527,752 27,451 1.96 37.63 1.21 110.9 4,108 680 9.44 57.04 0.48 60.7
December 563,234 29,446 1.96 37.41 1.16 92.6 5,778 959 10.23 61.60 0.48 77.9
Year 2021
January 524,855 27,416 1.97 37.77 1.16 82.1 6,079 994 10.94 66.90 0.47 72.1
February 432,895 22,506 1.97 37.91 1.23 61.9 7,142 1,193 12.72 76.15 0.47 51.4
March 502,746 26,282 1.95 37.28 1.17 101.8 5,440 894 13.23 80.48 0.48 75.6
April 506,346 26,292 1.94 37.28 1.20 116.4 4,447 734 13.61 82.52 0.47 61.4
May 539,795 28,011 1.95 37.57 1.17 103.3 4,906 816 13.99 84.17 0.47 67.6
June 571,750 29,803 2.01 38.49 1.18 82.0 5,792 961 14.57 87.79 0.47 74.3
July 597,304 31,627 2.07 39.08 1.08 74.7 5,254 879 15.06 90.05 0.53 70.5
August 603,863 31,668 2.12 40.51 1.16 74.3 5,319 886 15.30 91.91 0.44 50.4
September 556,784 29,410 2.07 39.21 1.08 87.1 8,318 1,359 14.50 88.77 0.46 96.9
October 533,631 28,034 2.08 39.62 1.13 108.5 5,386 893 16.27 98.09 0.44 67.5
November 535,618 28,455 2.06 38.79 1.07 120.4 5,026 845 17.72 105.34 0.48 66.8
December 543,259 28,701 2.11 39.93 1.08 114.3 6,002 1,013 17.21 101.92 0.47 74.8
Year 2022
January 546,113 29,056 2.24 42.12 1.06 81.3 6,596 1,103 17.23 103.03 0.46 46.9
February 500,644 26,344 2.19 41.69 1.05 91.5 6,361 1,045 18.65 113.52 0.48 83.4
March 537,576 28,123 2.18 41.71 1.14 115.4 5,580 926 22.53 135.80 0.49 70.7
April 486,354 25,278 2.24 43.02 1.17 113.7 5,684 934 26.28 159.85 0.48 84.8
May 552,474 28,904 2.29 43.87 1.16 108.7 4,509 747 28.14 169.81 0.48 58.4
June 537,295 28,300 2.35 44.64 1.14 88.2 7,089 1,166 28.58 173.77 0.48 90.3
July 557,748 29,313 2.47 47.07 1.18 76.9 6,739 1,115 28.96 175.11 0.48 80.8
August 627,619 32,918 2.53 48.27 1.19 90.2 5,736 947 26.06 157.81 0.47 72.6
September 599,306 31,443 2.60 49.50 1.17 110.8 5,857 966 24.83 150.60 0.48 71.8
October 579,715 30,502 2.53 48.08 1.16 129.7 6,272 1,028 23.81 145.25 0.48 74.8
November 542,727 28,448 2.55 48.63 1.14 121.1 5,760 953 26.15 158.05 0.46 70.9
December 527,223 27,491 2.69 51.67 1.22 86.5 7,217 1,202 23.01 138.22 0.48 38.2

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
Beginning in January 2013, the threshold for reporting fuel receipts data was changed from 50 megawatts to 200 megawatts of nameplate capacity for plants primarily fueled by natural gas, petroleum coke, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil. In addition, the requirement to report self-produced and minor fuels, i.e., blast furnace gas, other manufactured gases, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, and waste oils was eliminated. The threshold for coal plants remained at 50 megawatts. The following caveats for each fuel type should be noted:
COAL - includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was included in the category of Other Gases.
PETROLEUM LIQUIDS - includes distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil. Prior to 2013, petroleum liquids included distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, waste oil, and, beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011, propane was included in the category of Other Gases.

- Values are final.
- See Glossary for definitions.
- Starting in January 2013, there may have been a shift in the continuity of Chapter 7 tables due to changes in the sample design of Form EIA-923 and the imputation process.
- See the EIA-923 section of the Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
- See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
- Totals may not equal the sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and predecessor forms including Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report" and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."