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With Data for 2023 Release Date: October 17, 2024 Next Release: October 2025 full report PDF
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Table 5.1.F. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2013 - 2023 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2013 16,910,576 12,421,537 4,028,894 27,979 432,167
2014 16,863,554 12,235,960 4,191,273 23,149 413,173
2015 14,524,773 10,475,551 3,662,685 16,926 369,612
2016 13,322,281 9,693,215 3,303,433 14,029 311,604
2017 12,904,048 9,377,705 3,244,514 12,198 269,630
2018 12,315,720 9,079,870 2,973,150 11,455 251,245
2019 10,413,560 7,656,840 2,524,630 10,080 222,011
2020 8,432,214 6,233,105 1,996,036 8,754 194,318
2021 9,707,787 7,159,642 2,337,968 9,788 200,389
2022 9,090,813 6,674,153 2,211,529 9,900 195,231
2023 7,421,817 5,581,912 1,665,316 7,022 167,567
Year 2021
January 877,101 638,237 219,679 983 18,202
February 941,148 701,229 221,717 1,228 16,975
March 674,000 492,582 163,684 925 16,809
April 589,401 435,279 137,648 686 15,789
May 695,500 526,735 152,244 569 15,953
June 934,689 699,624 218,511 616 15,939
July 1,088,298 807,192 263,285 661 17,161
August 1,090,627 818,200 255,620 733 16,073
September 851,369 638,816 194,894 813 16,847
October 679,141 485,804 176,164 844 16,330
November 627,146 443,350 165,086 876 17,833
December 659,367 472,596 169,437 856 16,479
Year 2022
January 953,681 685,281 249,133 1,104 18,163
February 774,064 545,038 212,351 1,026 15,650
March 667,683 460,955 188,543 692 17,494
April 603,912 428,220 159,436 452 15,804
May 682,042 510,802 153,967 465 16,808
June 800,067 609,407 174,117 759 15,784
July 948,074 722,654 208,534 830 16,057
August 925,883 688,544 220,093 864 16,381
September 713,474 534,161 163,344 871 15,097
October 594,004 437,995 139,256 839 15,913
November 619,751 445,273 158,232 934 15,311
December 808,176 605,822 184,523 1,063 16,768
Year 2023
January 677,748 515,984 144,264 954 16,546
February 515,813 379,053 121,772 812 14,176
March 556,368 407,953 133,370 702 14,343
April 446,359 315,527 117,014 620 13,198
May 488,845 355,530 118,981 472 13,862
June 637,699 501,020 123,362 385 12,932
July 855,673 667,583 173,520 429 14,141
August 844,374 655,700 174,975 452 13,247
September 656,915 501,164 141,855 470 13,426
October 561,346 418,049 129,520 462 13,315
November 564,056 404,389 145,189 570 13,908
December 616,622 459,962 141,494 694 14,472

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.