Electric Power Annual
| Table 7.2. Receipts and Quality of Coal Delivered for the Electric Power Industry, 2014 through 2024 |
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Bituminous | Subbituminous | Lignite | ||||||
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| Period | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight |
| 2014 | 334,082 | 2.34 | 10.3 | 440,013 | 0.31 | 5.8 | 71,534 | 0.90 | 14.1 |
| 2015 | 289,093 | 2.40 | 10.4 | 421,127 | 0.32 | 5.8 | 65,826 | 0.89 | 14.1 |
| 2016 | 245,141 | 2.43 | 10.3 | 333,241 | 0.31 | 5.8 | 64,426 | 0.91 | 14.0 |
| 2017 | 224,500 | 2.45 | 10.3 | 350,580 | 0.31 | 5.6 | 59,665 | 0.96 | 14.0 |
| 2018 | 205,783 | 2.55 | 10.1 | 329,974 | 0.31 | 5.7 | 52,438 | 0.91 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | 198,016 | 2.52 | 10.0 | 309,029 | 0.32 | 5.7 | 46,781 | 0.90 | 13.3 |
| 2020 | 144,966 | 2.57 | 10.3 | 245,158 | 0.32 | 5.8 | 43,862 | 0.86 | 13.1 |
| 2021 | 149,031 | 2.66 | 10.3 | 262,770 | 0.31 | 5.6 | 43,018 | 0.86 | 13.3 |
| 2022 | 148,785 | 2.64 | 10.2 | 271,258 | 0.32 | 5.8 | 41,887 | 0.89 | 13.5 |
| 2023 | 133,921 | 2.59 | 10.4 | 253,550 | 0.30 | 5.4 | 37,150 | 0.84 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 120,985 | 2.57 | 10.6 | 206,952 | 0.30 | 5.4 | 34,677 | 0.87 | 13.0 |
| * = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure. (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values under 0.5 are shown as *.) NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Notes: Bituminous coal includes anthracite and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases. - All 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." |