Table 7.9. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Commercial Sector, 2013 - 2023

  Coal Petroleum Liquids
  Receipts Average Cost   Receipts Average Cost  


Period
(Billion
Btu)
(Thousand
Tons)
(Dollars
per
MMBtu)
(Dollars
per
Ton)
Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
(Billion
Btu)
(Thousand
Barrels)
(Dollars
per
MMBtu)
(Dollars
per
Barrel)
Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
Annual Totals
2013 3,507 151 W W 3.05 11.2 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2014 4,096 182 3.12 70.30 2.50 17.1 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2015 2,439 109 2.85 63.90 2.55 13.6 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2016 1,288 57 2.69 60.89 3.03 8.3 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2017 548 24 2.78 63.31 2.99 3.9 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2018 290 13 2.94 66.52 3.04 2.2 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2019 193 8 2.92 66.55 3.01 1.6 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2020 132 6 2.96 67.66 2.93 1.2 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2021 262 11 3.03 69.50 2.94 2.1 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
2022 268 12 4.17 94.87 3.08 2.2 0 0 -- -- -- --
2023 66 3 4.28 96.92 3.22 0.7 0 0 -- -- -- --
Year 2021
January 28 1 2.96 68.67 2.86 2.3 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
February 93 4 2.96 67.61 2.82 6.2 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
September 21 1 3.09 71.22 3.05 2.1 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
October 60 3 3.09 71.01 3.01 5.7 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
November 28 1 3.09 71.01 3.01 2.4 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
December 33 1 3.07 70.46 3.08 2.9 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0
Year 2022
January 74 3 3.95 90.18 3.03 5.8 0 0 -- -- -- --
February 19 1 3.95 90.65 3.00 1.5 0 0 -- -- -- --
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- --
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- --
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- --
June 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
July 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
August 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
September 106 5 4.28 97.46 3.05 10.0 0 0 -- -- -- --
October 54 2 4.28 97.11 3.24 5.2 0 0 -- -- -- --
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0 0 -- -- -- --
December 15 1 4.28 96.94 3.02 1.1 0 0 -- -- -- --
Year 2023
January 21 1 4.28 96.60 3.06 1.8 0 0 -- -- -- --
February 22 1 4.28 97.20 3.12 2.1 0 0 -- -- -- --
March 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
April 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
May 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
June 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
July 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
August 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
September 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
October 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
November 0 0 -- -- -- -- 0 0 -- -- -- --
December 24 1 4.28 96.94 3.46 2.6 0 0 -- -- -- --

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:
COAL - includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was included in the category of Other Gases.
PETROLEUM LIQUIDS - includes distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil. Prior to 2013, petroleum liquids included distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, waste oil, and, beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011, propane was included in the category of 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."