Table 7.8. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Independent Power Producers, 2012 - 2022 (continued)

  Petroleum Coke Natural Gas All Fossil Fuels
  Receipts Average Cost   Receipts Average Cost   Average Cost


Period
(Billion
Btu)
(Thousand
Tons)
(Dollars
per
MMbtu)
(Dollars
per
Ton)
Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
(Billion
Btu)
(Thousand
Mcf)
(Dollars
per
MMBtu)
(Dollars
per
Mcf)
Percentage of
Consumption
(Dollars per MMBtu)
Annual Totals
2012 23,024 801 0.82 23.98 5.49 92.1 4,810,553 4,696,637 3.17 3.25 93.8 2.74
2013 16,150 575 W W 5.39 65.6 4,025,263 3,917,898 4.25 4.36 92.8 W
2014 13,781 488 2.48 70.31 5.33 70.9 4,054,540 3,934,672 4.90 5.05 92.7 3.52
2015 14,550 524 2.45 68.22 5.26 67.3 4,683,291 4,530,195 2.94 3.04 93.2 2.57
2016 13,573 492 2.50 68.88 5.44 69.9 4,791,729 4,634,518 2.54 2.63 94.0 2.29
2017 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 4,346,156 4,201,573 3.08 3.19 94.0 2.54
2018 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 4,889,212 4,727,692 3.40 3.52 94.6 2.84
2019 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 5,242,547 5,062,877 2.70 2.80 96.0 2.40
2020 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 5,359,545 5,178,938 2.10 2.17 96.1 2.01
2021 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 5,255,390 5,077,009 5.29 5.48 95.7 4.16
2022 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 5,602,375 5,414,698 6.95 7.20 95.5 5.50
Year 2020
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 439,277 423,067 2.36 2.45 96.2 2.17
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 408,600 394,000 2.10 2.18 96.0 2.00
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 395,838 381,693 1.87 1.94 95.3 1.87
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 343,630 331,126 1.80 1.87 95.8 1.80
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 363,766 352,083 1.81 1.88 95.6 1.82
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 476,065 460,955 1.72 1.78 96.5 1.75
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 636,749 616,411 1.86 1.93 96.8 1.85
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 601,965 582,838 2.18 2.25 96.2 2.07
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 483,385 467,471 2.02 2.09 96.0 1.95
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 439,690 425,470 2.16 2.23 96.1 2.03
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 360,175 348,114 2.47 2.56 96.2 2.22
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 410,405 395,711 2.89 3.00 96.1 2.53
Year 2021
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 404,229 390,207 2.97 3.08 95.6 2.54
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 370,876 357,402 20.68 21.46 95.0 14.35
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 336,016 324,135 2.83 2.93 95.0 2.44
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 342,406 330,947 2.72 2.82 94.7 2.41
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 368,697 356,493 2.86 2.96 94.6 2.49
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 513,031 496,348 3.26 3.37 97.9 2.83
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 569,314 550,203 3.87 4.00 94.9 3.29
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 595,029 575,225 4.26 4.41 95.8 3.59
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 470,580 454,842 4.91 5.08 95.6 3.92
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 456,780 441,354 5.36 5.55 95.7 4.27
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 406,881 392,716 5.34 5.54 95.2 4.18
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 421,552 407,135 5.90 6.11 98.3 4.61
Year 2022
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 440,567 425,442 6.15 6.38 95.6 4.92
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 375,891 363,057 5.88 6.09 94.2 4.62
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 359,407 347,490 4.96 5.14 95.0 3.87
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 344,208 332,882 6.22 6.44 95.5 4.66
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 428,890 414,929 7.60 7.86 96.4 5.80
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 513,920 497,609 7.55 7.81 96.1 6.03
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 644,066 623,293 7.29 7.54 96.2 6.04
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 645,276 623,863 8.56 8.86 95.5 6.95
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 538,145 519,483 7.58 7.86 95.8 6.04
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 446,464 431,379 5.29 5.48 95.5 4.32
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 407,043 393,319 5.35 5.54 94.1 4.44
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 458,497 441,951 9.26 9.61 95.4 7.27

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:
PETROLEUM COKE - includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
NATURAL GAS - includes natural gas only. Prior to 2011, includes 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."