Electric Power Monthly

Data for February 2024 Release Date: April 24, 2024 Next Release Date: May 24, 2024 Full report PDF

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Table 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2014 - February 2024

	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
2014	16,594,722	854,560	2.37	45.96	1.32	98.0	172,421	28,514	19.87	120.26	0.46	82.3
2015	15,086,208	782,929	2.22	42.86	1.29	103.5	147,647	24,320	11.49	69.79	0.48	75.8
2016	12,516,272	650,770	2.11	40.64	1.34	93.8	101,810	16,807	9.39	56.89	0.49	68.1
2017	12,261,029	642,364	2.06	39.27	1.28	94.7	96,977	16,127	11.86	71.35	0.49	68.0
2018	11,371,117	596,215	2.06	39.25	1.31	91.7	134,069	22,290	14.42	86.80	0.42	71.4
2019	10,745,991	560,153	2.02	38.70	1.31	101.8	88,662	14,711	13.62	82.12	0.49	64.0
2020	8,329,180	439,636	1.92	36.36	1.28	98.6	77,184	12,864	9.76	58.55	0.49	65.2
2021	8,753,931	461,477	1.98	37.48	1.30	90.2	97,464	16,302	14.71	87.98	0.50	68.8
2022	8,876,242	469,718	2.36	44.69	1.28	97.3	116,941	19,362	23.81	143.90	0.46	58.8
2023	8,041,287	426,470	2.52	47.52	1.23	107.6	101,803	16,746	20.12	122.43	0.46	69.7
Year 2022
January	748,490	40,043	2.20	41.14	1.21	80.5	15,788	2,634	17.75	106.45	0.44	46.7
February	681,147	36,139	2.17	40.91	1.18	88.4	11,156	1,843	18.43	111.66	0.45	80.0
March	742,161	38,990	2.15	40.98	1.29	110.2	7,340	1,213	22.37	135.30	0.50	58.7
April	672,360	35,230	2.18	41.64	1.35	110.8	7,294	1,200	26.32	160.05	0.50	68.9
May	735,568	38,856	2.23	42.27	1.33	107.6	5,935	981	27.93	168.98	0.49	51.7
June	719,549	38,159	2.32	43.68	1.31	89.5	8,884	1,465	28.80	174.88	0.48	71.5
July	758,950	40,292	2.47	46.53	1.32	80.0	8,652	1,433	29.11	175.78	0.50	60.2
August	827,629	43,801	2.51	47.38	1.29	88.8	8,178	1,354	26.26	158.61	0.50	63.3
Sept	786,290	41,593	2.51	47.42	1.29	108.9	8,245	1,356	24.33	147.96	0.47	66.5
October	776,764	41,185	2.46	46.42	1.28	127.2	9,342	1,536	23.53	143.20	0.45	72.1
November	717,670	38,063	2.48	46.73	1.22	114.3	9,890	1,643	26.21	157.82	0.44	81.7
December	709,662	37,366	2.65	50.25	1.32	87.4	16,237	2,704	21.53	129.24	0.41	41.4
Year 2023
January	723,669	38,041	2.60	49.40	1.26	104.5	13,452	2,237	21.84	131.41	0.48	102.8
February	637,812	33,783	2.60	49.04	1.27	122.0	9,911	1,631	20.13	122.48	0.46	71.2
March	710,779	37,677	2.51	47.30	1.26	127.9	7,305	1,200	20.48	124.66	0.52	58.2
April	631,282	33,546	2.48	46.67	1.24	142.1	6,987	1,142	19.36	118.44	0.48	61.6
May	636,634	33,557	2.52	47.77	1.24	127.3	7,463	1,228	18.78	114.11	0.49	63.9
June	645,337	34,165	2.47	46.71	1.23	99.8	7,391	1,214	17.66	107.49	0.48	66.4
July	697,637	37,298	2.49	46.50	1.19	82.4	8,601	1,397	17.39	107.07	0.43	73.7
August	734,722	38,969	2.50	47.17	1.21	87.3	7,104	1,167	19.95	121.91	0.43	59.1
Sept	656,950	34,791	2.54	47.93	1.18	99.5	7,606	1,241	22.58	138.51	0.42	66.5
October	647,912	34,359	2.54	47.88	1.22	113.1	7,130	1,166	22.12	135.32	0.41	59.1
November	663,778	35,400	2.52	47.23	1.22	116.5	8,048	1,329	21.06	127.59	0.44	66.8
December	654,774	34,884	2.49	46.67	1.25	106.4	10,804	1,794	19.42	117.14	0.44	82.4
Year 2024
January	600,991	32,169	2.49	46.48	1.22	74.2	10,076	1,669	18.91	114.13	0.46	50.7
February	566,897	30,314	2.49	46.63	1.20	113.6	6,341	1,042	19.55	118.95	0.47	61.4
Year to Date
2022	1,429,637	76,182	2.19	41.03	1.20	84.1	26,945	4,477	18.04	108.67	0.45	56.3
2023	1,361,481	71,824	2.60	49.23	1.27	112.0	23,363	3,867	21.11	127.64	0.47	86.6
2024	1,167,888	62,483	2.49	46.55	1.21	89.2	16,417	2,711	19.15	115.98	0.46	54.4
Rolling 12 Months Ending in February
2023	8,808,086	465,360	2.43	45.99	1.29	102.0	113,359	18,752	24.41	147.60	0.47	63.7
2024	7,847,694	417,129	2.50	47.08	1.22	103.7	94,857	15,590	19.72	120.03	0.45	63.5

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 for 2022 and prior years are final. Values for 2023 and 2024 are preliminary.
- See Glossary for definitions.
- Starting in January 2013, there may have been a shift in the continuity of Chapter 4 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."