Table 7.11. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Industrial 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 275,543 12,727 W W 1.32 64.4 2,431 394 18.20 112.29 1.43 15.8
2014 281,867 13,050 2.97 64.15 1.33 68.4 2,290 373 17.91 109.99 1.43 15.6
2015 263,630 12,132 2.72 59.17 1.35 71.4 2,359 385 13.45 82.47 1.42 16.9
2016 210,749 9,859 2.67 57.01 1.30 67.0 2,541 412 10.51 64.79 1.27 18.3
2017 192,637 9,178 2.49 52.29 1.35 70.7 1,850 297 11.18 69.57 1.42 15.2
2018 170,730 8,224 2.47 51.38 1.30 67.2 2,319 372 13.46 83.97 1.35 15.9
2019 146,324 7,088 2.55 52.69 1.19 65.1 1,684 275 13.19 80.82 1.47 14.5
2020 134,523 6,515 2.49 51.38 1.27 68.9 1,700 277 10.52 64.54 1.20 17.0
2021 141,492 6,781 2.33 48.60 1.33 69.9 2,380 387 12.90 79.39 1.46 21.3
2022 138,708 6,721 2.78 57.30 1.27 70.3 2,475 404 18.35 112.54 1.26 10.5
2023 123,941 6,174 3.26 65.45 1.02 73.6 2,862 468 17.32 105.80 1.35 16.2
Year 2021
January 11,319 541 2.37 49.49 1.14 61.9 226 37 11.25 69.01 1.27 18.1
February 10,689 502 2.41 51.26 1.42 61.9 200 32 11.85 73.29 1.39 13.0
March 10,653 500 2.41 51.35 1.32 62.4 201 33 12.48 75.76 1.50 19.8
April 11,847 562 2.45 51.58 1.20 74.2 236 39 12.63 77.32 1.51 29.9
May 12,884 609 2.23 47.12 1.39 79.5 144 24 12.41 76.01 1.39 18.9
June 12,493 601 2.24 46.46 1.32 77.7 132 22 14.13 86.63 0.82 19.0
July 11,007 539 2.26 46.15 1.26 63.7 206 33 13.90 85.70 1.61 28.1
August 11,462 563 2.28 46.46 1.21 71.1 237 38 12.75 78.57 1.50 27.2
September 12,253 593 2.33 48.06 1.35 72.4 210 34 12.67 78.29 1.56 27.2
October 11,454 547 2.48 51.94 1.21 68.3 197 32 12.68 78.52 1.49 20.2
November 13,432 651 2.21 45.64 1.56 75.2 198 32 14.24 87.87 1.46 23.0
December 11,999 575 2.35 49.10 1.55 72.3 192 31 14.41 89.71 1.59 21.0
Year 2022
January 12,244 593 2.58 53.22 1.35 67.4 301 49 14.12 86.62 1.46 18.3
February 10,697 520 2.65 54.46 1.17 68.2 229 37 15.76 97.63 1.27 16.8
March 12,941 626 2.53 52.28 1.39 74.0 219 36 15.78 97.43 1.06 11.4
April 10,674 504 2.78 58.94 1.37 65.8 112 18 19.33 118.47 1.55 5.7
May 12,282 597 2.49 51.10 1.38 72.5 175 29 19.13 117.32 0.90 10.0
June 11,491 564 2.36 48.06 1.45 72.2 144 23 21.21 129.90 1.07 6.9
July 12,246 595 2.65 54.47 1.30 75.6 156 26 19.35 118.47 1.57 7.5
August 10,874 533 2.67 54.52 1.21 66.4 157 25 20.21 124.53 1.54 11.4
September 11,393 556 3.10 63.58 1.06 74.0 202 33 18.30 112.79 1.13 10.7
October 11,143 541 3.52 72.50 0.91 68.4 223 36 17.89 109.96 1.15 11.7
November 10,179 488 3.21 66.97 1.29 65.4 219 36 23.10 140.27 1.11 12.1
December 12,543 605 2.91 60.37 1.36 73.2 337 56 19.51 118.50 1.38 9.1
Year 2023
January 11,082 548 2.99 60.56 1.21 67.8 336 55 17.76 108.25 1.35 15.2
February 10,894 523 3.79 78.83 1.06 75.4 332 55 17.22 104.12 1.55 15.6
March 10,570 525 3.64 73.24 0.78 73.6 440 73 16.48 99.40 1.62 22.5
April 11,351 563 3.48 70.15 0.97 84.9 300 50 17.07 103.34 1.55 15.1
May 10,576 520 3.41 69.33 1.16 75.3 309 51 15.64 95.51 1.12 32.7
June 10,155 532 2.82 53.77 0.82 79.2 93 15 16.41 103.52 1.09 9.0
July 9,652 499 2.86 55.29 0.73 69.5 141 23 16.54 102.83 1.00 13.4
August 10,109 515 3.10 60.84 0.91 76.1 136 22 17.84 111.00 1.20 10.9
September 8,716 431 3.73 75.33 1.07 64.2 154 25 16.85 104.23 1.13 12.6
October 10,465 521 3.22 64.67 1.08 77.9 232 38 20.00 122.63 1.47 21.7
November 9,969 489 3.04 62.05 1.15 70.7 198 32 19.26 117.80 1.37 14.8
December 10,403 508 3.04 62.22 1.25 70.8 191 31 17.47 108.06 1.32 12.6

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."