Table 5.1.A. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2011 - 2021 (Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2011 934,938 689,316 239,541 347 5,735
2012 825,734 615,467 205,295 307 4,665
2013 860,729 638,327 217,219 513 4,670
2014 853,634 624,235 224,568 202 4,629
2015 739,594 539,506 195,927 163 3,999
2016 677,371 496,192 178,047 111 3,021
2017 663,911 484,389 176,643 95 2,783
2018 636,213 473,617 159,976 87 2,534
2019 537,620 399,545 135,838 76 2,161
2020 435,351 325,352 108,125 72 1,802
2021 500,298 372,694 125,851 87 1,666
Year 2019
January 55,834 41,306 14,305 8 214
February 45,025 33,349 11,471 8 197
March 43,976 31,666 12,133 9 168
April 33,353 24,495 8,691 6 161
May 40,015 30,285 9,547 6 178
June 44,218 33,558 10,482 4 174
July 55,863 42,319 13,345 5 193
August 52,349 39,741 12,412 5 190
September 47,188 35,453 11,554 6 175
October 37,431 27,150 10,119 6 157
November 41,907 30,453 11,274 6 173
December 40,461 29,769 10,505 7 180
Year 2020
January 36,810 27,330 9,285 7 189
February 32,074 23,698 8,192 9 175
March 29,028 21,713 7,145 7 163
April 23,654 17,026 6,481 4 143
May 26,801 19,829 6,829 4 139
June 36,589 27,777 8,677 5 129
July 49,751 38,259 11,347 5 141
August 50,406 38,919 11,340 4 142
September 38,685 29,643 8,884 7 151
October 33,823 24,914 8,758 6 145
November 34,271 24,622 9,506 6 137
December 43,459 31,623 11,680 8 149
Year 2021
January 45,095 33,198 11,750 8 139
February 47,821 36,196 11,485 11 128
March 34,416 25,651 8,631 7 127
April 29,995 22,448 7,420 6 121
May 35,613 26,977 8,492 4 140
June 47,913 36,142 11,622 6 144
July 56,262 42,104 14,007 7 145
August 56,131 42,391 13,587 7 145
September 44,291 33,553 10,578 8 153
October 35,574 25,681 9,746 9 138
November 32,719 23,460 9,102 8 149
December 34,469 24,894 9,431 7 138

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 Gases.
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.