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With Data for 2024 Release Date: October 16, 2025 Next Release: October 2026 full report PDF
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Table 5.1.D. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2014 - 2024 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2014 16,472,004 12,217,628 4,154,134 4,344 95,898
2015 14,167,878 10,456,910 3,624,869 3,443 82,656
2016 12,979,911 9,641,625 3,274,103 2,293 61,889
2017 12,606,527 9,328,961 3,219,833 1,914 55,820
2018 12,037,444 9,041,357 2,944,321 1,736 50,029
2019 10,166,309 7,623,281 2,498,944 1,509 42,575
2020 8,224,162 6,206,153 1,980,662 1,330 36,018
2021 9,482,946 7,124,244 2,323,722 1,577 33,403
2022 8,868,315 6,636,816 2,197,088 1,629 32,781
2023 7,240,596 5,556,006 1,655,101 1,182 28,307
2024 7,013,266 5,455,735 1,528,334 1,116 28,081
Year 2022
January 932,465 681,662 247,758 162 2,884
February 755,759 541,928 210,989 131 2,711
March 648,077 457,992 186,983 100 3,002
April 586,192 425,501 158,133 68 2,491
May 664,220 508,370 152,870 58 2,922
June 782,819 606,620 173,150 154 2,895
July 929,477 719,031 207,472 145 2,828
August 907,079 685,213 218,881 166 2,820
September 695,932 531,013 162,189 170 2,561
October 575,870 435,090 138,144 153 2,484
November 601,968 442,289 157,075 154 2,450
December 788,457 602,109 183,445 169 2,733
Year 2023
January 659,607 513,389 143,312 160 2,746
February 500,285 376,970 120,835 140 2,339
March 540,007 405,614 132,031 113 2,249
April 432,462 314,052 116,149 112 2,150
May 474,300 353,561 118,277 92 2,369
June 623,856 499,160 122,404 44 2,248
July 840,127 664,788 172,782 64 2,493
August 829,792 653,077 174,273 66 2,376
September 642,442 498,804 141,204 78 2,357
October 547,246 416,202 128,691 96 2,257
November 549,358 402,536 144,457 95 2,270
December 601,115 457,856 140,685 121 2,454
Year 2024
January 800,706 618,577 179,448 188 2,494
February 480,064 379,572 98,009 130 2,354
March 417,432 335,607 79,205 104 2,516
April 399,867 303,921 93,958 81 1,907
May 495,782 385,244 108,257 34 2,247
June 658,338 520,787 135,242 56 2,254
July 768,748 602,294 163,872 81 2,501
August 743,448 578,541 162,374 88 2,445
September 586,255 457,869 126,009 89 2,287
October 506,627 384,006 120,233 74 2,314
November 489,182 374,337 112,516 89 2,240
December 666,817 514,980 149,212 103 2,522

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. 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.
Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal; synthetic coal and refined coal; and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Fossil Gas.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
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.