Table 7.10. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Commerical Sector, 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 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 18,315 18,008 5.88 5.98 16.2 W
2013 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 5,497 5,450 W W 4.6 W
2014 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 5,849 5,795 5.42 5.47 4.9 4.47
2015 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 6,499 6,371 4.11 4.19 5.5 3.76
2016 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 8,005 7,766 3.85 3.97 6.1 3.69
2017 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 7,841 7,593 3.82 3.95 4.9 3.75
2018 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 9,090 8,823 3.49 3.59 6.6 3.47
2019 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 9,429 9,087 3.26 3.39 6.7 3.26
2020 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 8,532 8,188 3.07 3.20 6.3 3.07
2021 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 8,869 8,528 3.42 3.56 7.3 3.41
2022 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 8,636 8,322 3.88 4.02 6.8 3.89
Year 2020
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 795 763 3.09 3.22 6.3 3.09
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 693 663 3.12 3.26 5.9 3.11
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 751 722 3.10 3.22 7.0 3.10
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 661 638 3.09 3.20 7.0 3.09
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 657 631 3.09 3.22 7.0 3.09
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 626 599 3.09 3.23 5.7 3.09
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 624 599 3.11 3.24 4.6 3.11
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 775 739 3.03 3.17 5.9 3.03
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 780 748 2.98 3.11 6.9 2.98
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 769 738 3.03 3.15 6.9 3.03
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 698 671 3.09 3.22 6.7 3.09
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 704 677 3.10 3.23 6.0 3.10
Year 2021
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 759 729 3.12 3.24 6.7 3.11
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 676 650 3.13 3.26 6.7 3.11
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 702 676 3.12 3.24 7.2 3.12
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 740 716 3.12 3.23 9.0 3.12
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 673 647 3.13 3.26 8.1 3.13
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 671 645 3.17 3.30 6.7 3.17
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 680 653 3.39 3.53 6.0 3.39
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 794 760 3.53 3.69 6.6 3.53
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 775 743 3.86 4.02 7.7 3.84
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 753 724 3.74 3.89 7.7 3.69
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 782 754 3.92 4.06 8.0 3.89
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 864 830 3.65 3.80 8.3 3.63
Year 2022
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 759 731 3.29 3.42 6.5 3.35
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 711 683 3.32 3.45 6.8 3.33
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 712 687 3.30 3.42 6.8 3.30
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 786 758 4.35 4.51 8.2 4.35
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 686 661 4.13 4.29 7.0 4.13
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 628 603 3.89 4.05 6.1 3.89
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 693 668 3.86 4.00 5.7 3.86
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 732 703 4.86 5.06 5.9 4.86
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 766 738 4.56 4.73 7.3 4.53
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 657 634 3.98 4.12 7.0 4.00
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 656 636 3.18 3.28 6.7 3.18
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 850 821 3.73 3.86 7.5 3.74

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."