Table 7.12. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Industrial Sector, 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 17,236 623 W W 5.82 30.5 750,946 728,835 W W 62.3 W
2014 9,736 358 2.56 69.67 5.83 23.2 742,347 718,360 4.54 4.69 62.7 4.12
2015 8,189 304 1.73 46.72 5.50 24.1 765,964 740,975 2.83 2.93 60.6 2.82
2016 3,664 135 2.00 54.12 5.84 11.2 744,034 721,358 2.65 2.74 59.6 2.68
2017 2,356 85 1.59 44.08 5.84 8.1 803,435 778,741 3.18 3.28 62.0 3.06
2018 1,911 71 1.75 47.47 5.74 7.1 792,297 769,790 3.39 3.49 58.6 3.25
2019 2,028 73 1.69 46.99 5.81 8.1 814,483 790,388 2.82 2.91 57.5 2.80
2020 2,157 80 1.73 46.84 5.89 10.0 805,785 783,182 2.28 2.34 53.7 2.32
2021 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 801,054 778,861 4.65 4.79 56.5 4.33
2022 82 3 4.46 124.88 5.99 0.4 835,428 812,863 6.51 6.69 59.1 6.01
2023 0 0 -- -- -- -- 819,270 796,511 2.96 3.05 57.1 3.04
Year 2021
January 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 72,875 70,729 2.81 2.89 56.4 2.77
February 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 54,185 52,629 13.21 13.60 51.6 11.43
March 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 61,141 59,409 2.87 2.96 54.5 2.83
April 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 60,706 59,084 2.73 2.81 55.2 2.72
May 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 64,452 62,733 3.12 3.20 57.1 2.99
June 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 66,734 64,935 3.33 3.42 55.9 3.17
July 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 68,822 66,765 3.91 4.03 53.6 3.71
August 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 70,582 68,625 4.15 4.26 56.2 3.91
September 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 64,834 63,108 4.83 4.96 57.0 4.45
October 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 68,441 66,595 5.76 5.92 58.7 5.31
November 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 71,400 69,498 5.60 5.76 59.7 5.09
December 0 0 -- -- -- 0.0 76,882 74,751 4.87 5.01 61.1 4.55
Year 2022
January 0 0 -- -- -- -- 76,455 74,275 4.68 4.82 59.9 4.42
February 0 0 -- -- -- -- 65,784 63,860 5.74 5.91 59.0 5.34
March 0 0 -- -- -- -- 71,461 69,559 4.69 4.82 60.3 4.39
April 0 0 -- -- -- -- 67,470 65,714 5.97 6.13 60.8 5.55
May 0 0 -- -- -- -- 67,025 65,283 7.68 7.89 58.9 6.90
June 0 0 -- -- -- -- 68,964 67,264 8.29 8.50 60.1 7.47
July 0 0 -- -- -- -- 72,749 70,916 6.93 7.11 58.8 6.33
August 0 0 -- -- -- -- 73,848 72,011 8.69 8.91 59.1 7.94
September 0 0 -- -- -- -- 66,052 64,306 8.40 8.63 57.9 7.65
October 82 3 4.46 124.88 5.99 4.6 65,621 63,673 5.82 5.99 57.1 5.52
November 0 0 -- -- -- -- 69,498 67,553 5.11 5.26 58.9 4.92
December 0 0 -- -- -- -- 70,500 68,450 6.26 6.45 58.4 5.81
Year 2023
January 0 0 -- -- -- -- 71,716 69,675 5.00 5.14 58.3 4.78
February 0 0 -- -- -- -- 64,329 62,549 3.21 3.31 58.2 3.36
March 0 0 -- -- -- -- 69,643 67,835 2.75 2.82 57.9 2.94
April 0 0 -- -- -- -- 63,498 61,740 2.31 2.38 58.5 2.55
May 0 0 -- -- -- -- 66,713 64,886 2.36 2.43 57.7 2.56
June 0 0 -- -- -- -- 66,989 65,355 2.48 2.54 56.0 2.54
July 0 0 -- -- -- -- 67,515 65,565 2.84 2.93 54.0 2.87
August 0 0 -- -- -- -- 68,641 66,678 2.82 2.90 54.9 2.88
September 0 0 -- -- -- -- 67,506 65,578 2.80 2.88 55.9 2.93
October 0 0 -- -- -- -- 67,344 65,433 2.86 2.94 57.5 2.96
November 0 0 -- -- -- -- 70,348 68,333 3.08 3.18 58.3 3.12
December 0 0 -- -- -- -- 75,027 72,883 2.86 2.95 58.0 2.92

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."