Table 5.1.C. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
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 956,470 689,316 243,168 1,668 22,319
2012 845,066 615,467 208,085 1,450 20,065
2013 879,078 638,327 219,635 1,356 19,761
2014 871,741 625,212 226,389 1,063 19,076
2015 756,226 540,538 197,906 798 16,984
2016 693,958 499,172 179,383 683 14,720
2017 678,578 487,192 177,801 610 12,975
2018 650,027 475,885 161,332 577 12,233
2019 550,017 401,607 136,998 519 10,892
2020 445,753 326,987 108,840 473 9,453
2021 511,600 374,848 126,518 534 9,700
Year 2019
January 57,146 41,504 14,463 59 1,119
February 46,183 33,539 11,586 54 1,005
March 45,088 31,855 12,243 58 932
April 34,362 24,636 8,793 40 893
May 40,956 30,408 9,637 38 873
June 45,168 33,720 10,577 27 844
July 56,813 42,490 13,442 35 846
August 53,323 39,931 12,500 37 854
September 48,103 35,621 11,628 40 814
October 38,417 27,323 10,200 37 856
November 42,926 30,628 11,350 44 904
December 41,533 29,953 10,581 49 950
Year 2020
January 37,867 27,497 9,354 50 967
February 33,048 23,845 8,256 54 894
March 29,892 21,823 7,201 45 823
April 24,417 17,118 6,539 30 729
May 27,559 19,941 6,878 30 709
June 37,331 27,899 8,725 32 676
July 50,601 38,421 11,400 31 749
August 51,243 39,078 11,397 34 734
September 39,498 29,774 8,939 40 745
October 34,727 25,061 8,825 34 806
November 35,117 24,746 9,572 39 761
December 44,452 31,784 11,754 53 861
Year 2021
January 46,122 33,381 11,814 52 874
February 48,815 36,381 11,557 65 811
March 35,365 25,817 8,698 50 801
April 30,852 22,591 7,465 39 758
May 36,448 27,108 8,543 31 767
June 48,810 36,328 11,674 34 774
July 57,256 42,314 14,060 35 845
August 57,086 42,612 13,644 40 791
September 45,253 33,753 10,637 43 820
October 36,462 25,833 9,783 46 800
November 33,695 23,627 9,152 50 865
December 35,436 25,103 9,490 49 795

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.