Table 6.1. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, 2014 - 2024

  Electric Power Sector Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers
Period Coal
(Thousand Tons)		 Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)		 Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)		 Coal
(Thousand Tons)		 Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)		 Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)		 Coal
(Thousand Tons)		 Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)		 Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)
End of Year Stocks
2014 151,548 32,322 827 116,684 21,304 686 34,864 11,018 142
2015 195,548 31,694 1,340 153,226 20,253 1,163 42,322 11,441 177
2016 162,009 30,593 845 130,885 19,767 603 31,124 10,827 241
2017 137,687 28,089 864 114,782 19,047 692 22,905 9,041 171
2018 102,793 25,977 539 84,728 16,553 521 18,065 9,423 19
2019 128,102 25,960 471 104,265 16,435 428 23,837 9,525 43
2020 131,431 26,063 298 107,965 15,941 273 23,466 10,123 25
2021 91,884 26,002 302 75,231 15,634 290 16,653 10,368 12
2022 88,861 22,812 318 74,917 14,204 297 13,943 8,608 21
2023 133,028 24,402 427 111,524 15,353 421 21,504 9,050 7
2024 127,826 23,014 438 105,219 14,659 431 22,607 8,355 7
Year 2022, End of Month Stocks
January 84,541 24,166 336 70,468 14,938 324 14,073 9,228 12
February 81,034 24,252 299 68,800 15,159 287 12,234 9,092 12
March 86,143 23,755 350 73,271 15,156 340 12,872 8,599 10
April 90,746 23,758 424 76,913 15,311 416 13,833 8,446 8
May 92,692 24,025 454 78,852 15,053 425 13,840 8,972 29
June 86,869 24,078 423 73,119 15,309 408 13,750 8,769 16
July 79,172 25,707 474 66,434 15,384 459 12,738 10,323 15
August 75,570 22,794 490 64,278 14,882 479 11,292 7,912 11
September 79,354 22,484 405 67,442 14,704 397 11,912 7,780 8
October 87,342 22,771 351 73,276 14,779 344 14,066 7,992 7
November 93,203 23,678 408 78,597 14,925 393 14,605 8,753 15
December 88,861 22,812 318 74,917 14,204 297 13,943 8,608 21
Year 2023, End of Month Stocks
January 92,714 24,410 385 77,005 15,167 360 15,709 9,243 25
February 99,760 24,622 380 82,205 15,413 355 17,554 9,209 24
March 109,041 24,059 534 89,836 15,370 505 19,205 8,689 29
April 119,460 24,068 644 98,558 15,363 598 20,902 8,704 46
May 127,788 23,882 600 105,620 15,175 591 22,168 8,708 9
June 129,191 24,066 533 106,412 15,299 525 22,778 8,767 8
July 122,916 24,065 440 101,603 15,422 434 21,313 8,643 6
August 117,898 23,416 356 97,758 15,018 348 20,140 8,398 8
September 118,054 23,469 279 98,026 15,117 273 20,027 8,352 6
October 123,046 23,257 284 102,453 14,998 279 20,593 8,258 5
November 130,985 23,335 369 109,555 14,910 356 21,430 8,425 13
December 133,028 24,402 427 111,524 15,353 421 21,504 9,050 7
Year 2024, End of Month Stocks
January 123,854 24,275 312 104,292 15,319 306 19,562 8,956 6
February 129,170 24,355 308 108,070 15,307 300 21,100 9,047 8
March 135,537 24,275 333 112,576 15,275 328 22,961 9,000 5
April 138,839 24,011 309 115,173 15,191 302 23,666 8,820 7
May 139,893 23,834 311 116,439 15,072 305 23,454 8,762 6
June 135,229 23,974 332 112,260 15,154 317 22,970 8,820 15
July 127,378 23,442 410 105,766 14,843 379 21,611 8,600 31
August 121,756 22,743 399 100,925 14,416 384 20,831 8,327 15
September 122,555 22,927 470 101,105 14,630 439 21,450 8,298 31
October 127,747 22,567 428 105,127 14,270 421 22,620 8,297 7
November 131,091 22,697 404 107,639 14,251 400 23,452 8,446 4
December 127,826 23,014 438 105,219 14,659 431 22,607 8,355 7

Notes: 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. 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; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.