Table 7.6. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Electric Utilities, 2013 - 2023 (continued)

  Petroleum Coke Natural Gas All Fossil Fuels
  Receipts Average Cost   Receipts Average Cost   Average Cost


Period
(Billion
Btu)
(Thousand
Tons)
(Dollars
per
MMbtu)
(Dollars
per
Ton)
Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
(Billion
Btu)
(Thousand
Mcf)
(Dollars
per
MMBtu)
(Dollars
per
Mcf)
Percentage of
Consumption
(Dollars per MMBtu)
Annual Totals
2013 99,088 3,463 2.11 60.30 5.34 101.6 3,939,408 3,851,241 4.49 4.59 97.0 2.99
2014 123,793 4,349 1.89 53.77 5.56 126.3 3,876,549 3,772,596 5.17 5.31 96.7 3.16
2015 115,929 4,069 1.77 50.44 5.23 130.1 4,717,748 4,565,040 3.52 3.64 96.0 2.67
2016 99,706 3,538 1.52 42.85 5.38 103.1 5,075,337 4,907,538 3.15 3.26 97.0 2.54
2017 90,481 3,224 2.15 60.31 5.55 117.6 4,794,383 4,640,827 3.62 3.74 96.8 2.68
2018 83,211 2,940 2.56 72.34 5.74 106.8 5,562,903 5,388,544 3.68 3.80 96.2 2.80
2019 54,266 1,896 1.92 54.88 5.50 91.0 6,038,432 5,842,392 3.03 3.13 97.0 2.53
2020 65,684 2,317 1.70 48.07 5.39 101.8 6,207,039 6,011,244 2.63 2.72 96.3 2.32
2021 64,891 2,296 3.16 89.27 5.24 98.0 5,901,472 5,713,855 5.21 5.39 96.4 3.60
2022 64,607 2,283 4.35 122.99 5.52 99.5 6,393,812 6,200,191 7.49 7.73 96.5 5.01
2023 40,716 1,450 4.05 113.73 5.61 108.5 6,803,788 6,596,937 3.81 3.92 96.1 3.32
Year 2021
January 5,427 190 2.59 73.95 5.38 89.7 457,380 442,433 3.42 3.54 97.1 2.70
February 4,645 164 2.33 66.18 5.37 73.1 404,863 391,435 14.95 15.47 95.9 8.23
March 6,956 247 2.56 72.10 5.28 121.1 400,289 387,315 3.68 3.80 96.6 2.77
April 5,749 206 2.88 80.22 5.16 192.7 412,575 399,946 3.34 3.44 97.1 2.62
May 5,309 185 2.73 78.46 5.43 124.6 442,080 428,517 3.56 3.67 98.1 2.73
June 5,260 184 3.34 95.30 5.13 123.9 575,255 556,914 3.74 3.86 96.0 2.93
July 6,204 219 3.35 94.94 5.15 99.3 655,484 633,900 4.24 4.38 96.2 3.25
August 4,179 147 3.21 91.15 5.43 60.1 656,574 635,636 4.57 4.72 96.0 3.44
September 5,608 203 3.62 100.04 4.77 106.5 508,326 492,286 5.17 5.33 96.0 3.63
October 4,814 170 3.03 85.94 5.27 83.5 478,144 463,507 5.96 6.14 97.1 3.96
November 6,105 218 4.34 121.62 5.04 84.6 451,553 437,703 6.12 6.31 96.0 3.98
December 4,634 163 3.89 110.86 5.60 89.1 458,949 444,263 5.57 5.76 95.6 3.77
Year 2022
January 5,343 189 4.32 122.16 5.11 112.6 503,615 487,628 7.15 7.39 96.7 4.67
February 4,050 141 4.24 121.53 5.80 75.1 414,806 402,121 6.13 6.32 96.1 4.08
March 5,791 205 4.84 136.40 5.31 142.5 408,255 396,288 5.28 5.43 96.4 3.63
April 6,637 235 4.80 135.31 5.57 150.6 395,234 383,835 6.25 6.44 97.3 4.17
May 5,992 212 4.97 140.62 5.48 99.1 494,026 479,966 7.53 7.75 97.5 4.86
June 4,887 173 4.50 126.93 5.51 76.9 621,160 603,483 8.29 8.53 96.3 5.66
July 5,781 205 4.65 131.34 5.54 115.1 749,263 727,668 7.75 7.98 96.1 5.61
August 6,465 228 5.02 142.06 5.62 127.5 723,303 700,993 9.35 9.65 96.4 6.25
September 3,818 134 2.32 66.08 5.74 63.7 579,405 560,966 8.53 8.81 96.2 5.58
October 4,060 144 3.35 94.31 5.74 74.8 493,094 478,019 6.19 6.38 96.6 4.31
November 6,485 229 3.84 108.96 5.53 124.4 482,176 467,566 6.05 6.24 96.6 4.31
December 5,298 187 4.19 118.73 5.50 73.4 529,475 511,657 9.05 9.36 96.7 5.97
Year 2023
January 4,871 176 4.54 126.02 5.67 151.3 509,603 492,284 8.55 8.85 95.8 5.62
February 3,886 136 4.80 136.95 5.62 125.8 447,571 433,509 4.89 5.05 95.0 3.88
March 4,905 172 4.66 132.76 5.71 228.6 493,900 478,430 3.76 3.88 95.2 3.22
April 4,768 168 4.70 133.61 5.72 218.3 460,793 447,538 3.05 3.14 96.4 2.88
May 1,985 72 3.14 86.86 5.76 94.2 543,700 528,159 2.86 2.94 96.9 2.81
June 1,853 66 3.48 98.25 5.77 61.3 627,911 609,220 2.92 3.01 96.2 2.81
July 2,787 100 3.62 101.16 5.45 50.5 767,356 743,822 3.26 3.36 95.7 3.03
August 2,311 84 3.39 93.79 5.73 42.4 781,288 757,734 3.30 3.40 96.0 3.04
September 3,289 118 3.76 104.81 5.48 67.3 618,399 600,954 3.28 3.38 96.3 3.07
October 2,404 86 3.84 107.56 5.50 112.5 528,905 513,656 3.32 3.41 96.7 3.06
November 3,097 111 3.60 100.64 5.35 228.6 488,206 473,567 3.79 3.91 96.4 3.27
December 4,559 163 3.39 94.99 5.53 199.5 536,155 518,063 3.73 3.86 96.2 3.27

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
Beginning in January 2013, the threshold for reporting fuel receipts data was changed from 50 megawatts to 200 megawatts of nameplate capacity for plants primarily fueled by natural gas, petroleum coke, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil. In addition, the requirement to report self-produced and minor fuels, i.e., blast furnace gas, other manufactured gases, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, and waste oils was eliminated. The threshold for coal plants remained at 50 megawatts. The following caveats for each fuel type should be noted:
PETROLEUM COKE - includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
NATURAL GAS - includes natural gas only. Prior to 2011, includes Other Gases.

- 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."