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With Data for 2025 Release Date: October 21, 2026 Next Release: October 2027
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Table 5.1.F. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2015 - 2025 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2015 14,524,773 10,475,551 3,662,685 16,926 369,612
2016 13,322,281 9,693,215 3,303,433 14,029 311,604
2017 12,904,048 9,377,705 3,244,514 12,198 269,630
2018 12,315,720 9,079,870 2,973,150 11,455 251,245
2019 10,413,560 7,656,840 2,524,630 10,080 222,011
2020 8,432,214 6,233,105 1,996,036 8,754 194,318
2021 9,707,787 7,159,642 2,337,968 9,788 200,389
2022 9,090,813 6,674,153 2,211,529 9,900 195,231
2023 7,421,817 5,581,912 1,665,316 7,022 167,567
2024 7,184,959 5,479,534 1,534,747 7,342 163,336
2025 7,974,588 6,104,572 1,704,648 7,382 157,986
Year 2023
January 677,748 515,984 144,264 954 16,546
February 515,813 379,053 121,772 812 14,176
March 556,368 407,953 133,370 702 14,343
April 446,359 315,527 117,014 620 13,198
May 488,845 355,530 118,981 472 13,862
June 637,699 501,020 123,362 385 12,932
July 855,673 667,583 173,520 429 14,141
August 844,374 655,700 174,975 452 13,247
September 656,915 501,164 141,855 470 13,426
October 561,346 418,049 129,520 462 13,315
November 564,056 404,389 145,189 570 13,908
December 616,622 459,962 141,494 694 14,472
Year 2024
January 818,457 621,226 180,198 1,189 15,844
February 494,683 381,685 98,634 852 13,512
March 433,288 337,628 79,993 631 15,036
April 412,775 305,787 94,487 533 11,967
May 508,773 386,958 108,839 315 12,660
June 671,243 522,585 135,751 452 12,454
July 783,116 604,392 164,317 490 13,916
August 757,567 580,944 162,738 522 13,363
September 599,533 459,763 126,342 524 12,904
October 520,044 385,560 120,656 513 13,316
November 503,199 375,943 112,900 626 13,730
December 682,280 517,063 149,890 693 14,633
Year 2025
January 891,247 673,407 201,297 1,021 15,521
February 672,487 508,918 149,337 873 13,359
March 537,250 406,515 115,633 707 14,395
April 500,107 381,157 105,419 545 12,987
May 528,996 404,479 112,598 473 11,445
June 699,496 537,702 148,877 420 12,496
July 866,718 667,062 185,577 511 13,567
August 753,986 585,180 155,320 490 12,996
September 632,898 490,979 128,858 485 12,575
October 585,797 443,001 129,961 521 12,314
November 588,566 445,121 130,095 658 12,693
December 717,041 561,049 141,675 678 13,638

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. See Glossary for definitions.
Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal; synthetic coal and refined coal; and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Fossil Gas.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report, and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report.

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