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Electric Power Monthly

Data for January 2024 Release Date: March 26, 2024 Next Release Date: April 24, 2024 Full report PDF
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Table ES2.B. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Btus, 2024 and 2023
 

Total (All Sectors)
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu) Number of Plants (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu)
Fuel January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023
Coal 600,991 723,669 2.49 2.60 179 199 600,991 723,669 2.49 2.60
Petroleum Liquids 10,076 13,452 18.91 21.84 128 142 10,076 13,452 18.91 21.84
Petroleum Coke 909 4,871 2.65 4.54 2 5 909 4,871 2.65 4.54
Natural Gas 1,108,447 971,828 4.80 7.07 588 577 1,108,447 971,828 4.80 7.07
Fossil Fuels 1,720,423 1,713,821 4.02 5.19 703 698 1,720,423 1,713,821 4.02 5.19

 

Electric Utilities
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu) Number of Plants (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu)
Fuel January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023
Coal 467,676 556,371 2.54 2.65 136 146 467,676 556,371 2.54 2.65
Petroleum Liquids 7,439 9,853 18.89 21.92 85 98 7,439 9,853 18.89 21.92
Petroleum Coke 909 4,871 2.65 4.54 2 5 909 4,871 2.65 4.54
Natural Gas 525,707 469,418 4.92 8.69 305 301 525,707 469,418 4.92 8.69
Fossil Fuels 1,001,731 1,040,513 3.91 5.55 390 387 1,001,731 1,040,513 3.91 5.55

 

Independent Power Producers
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu) Number of Plants (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu)
Fuel January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023
Coal 123,675 156,195 2.24 2.36 32 40 123,675 156,195 2.24 2.36
Petroleum Liquids 2,324 3,264 19.22 22.01 33 35 2,324 3,264 19.22 22.01
Petroleum Coke 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Gas 509,048 432,340 4.85 5.34 237 230 509,048 432,340 4.85 5.34
Fossil Fuels 635,047 591,800 4.31 4.53 265 263 635,047 591,800 4.31 4.53

 

Commercial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu) Number of Plants (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu)
Fuel January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023
Coal 85 21 4.28 4.28 1 1 85 21 4.28 4.28
Petroleum Liquids 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Petroleum Coke 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Gas 715 707 3.29 3.11 3 3 715 707 3.29 3.11
Fossil Fuels 799 728 3.40 3.14 3 3 799 728 3.40 3.14

 

Industrial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu) Number of Plants (Billion Btu) (Dollars / Million Btu)
Fuel January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023 January 2024 January 2023
Coal 9,556 11,082 2.78 2.99 10 12 9,556 11,082 2.78 2.99
Petroleum Liquids 313 336 16.91 17.76 10 9 313 336 16.91 17.76
Petroleum Coke 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Gas 72,977 69,363 3.61 5.03 43 43 72,977 69,363 3.61 5.03
Fossil Fuels 82,845 80,780 3.57 4.80 45 45 82,845 80,780 3.57 4.80


NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Number of Plants represents the number of plants for which receipts data were collected this month.
.... The total number of fossil fuel plants is not the sum of the figures above it because a plant that receives two or more different fuels is only counted once.
Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas.
Petroleum Liquids include distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil.
Natural Gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.
Petroleum Coke includeds petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke.
Note: Values are preliminary.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.'