Table 5.1.D. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2011 - 2021 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2011 18,074,298 13,551,416 4,399,144 7,263 116,475
2012 15,867,141 11,995,971 3,767,011 6,383 97,775
2013 16,509,468 12,421,537 3,981,216 9,444 97,270
2014 16,472,004 12,217,628 4,154,134 4,344 95,898
2015 14,167,878 10,456,910 3,624,869 3,443 82,656
2016 12,979,911 9,641,625 3,274,103 2,293 61,889
2017 12,606,527 9,328,961 3,219,833 1,914 55,820
2018 12,037,444 9,041,357 2,944,321 1,736 50,029
2019 10,166,309 7,623,281 2,498,944 1,509 42,575
2020 8,224,162 6,206,153 1,980,662 1,330 36,018
2021 9,481,752 7,124,244 2,322,528 1,577 33,403
Year 2019
January 1,058,823 786,243 268,166 166 4,248
February 838,849 624,443 210,371 154 3,881
March 828,164 600,433 224,131 185 3,415
April 629,315 466,253 159,689 123 3,250
May 763,488 588,629 171,298 105 3,456
June 829,510 636,160 189,866 74 3,409
July 1,063,468 810,341 249,251 98 3,778
August 991,865 759,041 229,009 98 3,717
September 901,139 683,373 214,211 117 3,439
October 705,106 520,520 181,422 118 3,046
November 792,714 583,352 205,856 126 3,380
December 763,869 564,494 195,673 146 3,556
Year 2020
January 691,080 516,320 170,867 136 3,758
February 596,761 445,631 147,505 170 3,454
March 539,584 408,658 127,523 132 3,270
April 436,881 322,899 111,046 70 2,866
May 501,143 377,476 120,834 77 2,755
June 701,329 536,117 162,548 95 2,569
July 954,198 737,509 213,761 91 2,837
August 963,558 752,136 208,476 83 2,863
September 730,081 566,209 160,768 130 2,975
October 634,124 471,096 160,027 95 2,905
November 647,729 466,121 178,744 108 2,757
December 827,694 605,981 218,562 143 3,008
Year 2021
January 856,498 635,221 218,299 145 2,833
February 921,283 698,252 220,193 200 2,639
March 654,880 489,859 162,265 137 2,618
April 572,136 432,925 136,645 104 2,461
May 678,641 524,567 151,194 73 2,808
June 916,891 696,483 217,435 109 2,864
July 1,068,689 803,634 262,079 116 2,860
August 1,071,933 814,490 254,468 130 2,845
September 832,295 635,534 193,593 141 3,026
October 661,627 483,344 175,406 164 2,713
November 606,613 440,656 162,846 140 2,971
December 640,266 469,279 168,105 118 2,765

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.