Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2024
Release Date:
March 26, 2024
Next Release Date:
April 24, 2024
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| Table ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2024 and 2023 |
| Total (All Sectors) | ||||||||||
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| Year-to-Date | ||||||||||
| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 32,169 | 38,041 | 46.48 | 49.40 | 179 | 199 | 32,169 | 38,041 | 46.48 | 49.40 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,669 | 2,237 | 114.13 | 131.41 | 128 | 142 | 1,669 | 2,237 | 114.13 | 131.41 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 33 | 176 | 73.16 | 126.02 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 176 | 73.16 | 126.02 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 1,070,960 | 939,064 | 4.97 | 7.32 | 588 | 577 | 1,070,960 | 939,064 | 4.97 | 7.32 |
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 24,626 | 29,179 | 48.33 | 50.60 | 136 | 146 | 24,626 | 29,179 | 48.33 | 50.60 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,231 | 1,639 | 114.21 | 131.75 | 85 | 98 | 1,231 | 1,639 | 114.21 | 131.75 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 33 | 176 | 73.16 | 126.02 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 176 | 73.16 | 126.02 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 508,301 | 453,837 | 5.09 | 8.98 | 305 | 301 | 508,301 | 453,837 | 5.09 | 8.98 |
| Independent Power Producers | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 7,060 | 8,313 | 39.33 | 44.43 | 32 | 40 | 7,060 | 8,313 | 39.33 | 44.43 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 388 | 542 | 115.15 | 132.88 | 33 | 35 | 388 | 542 | 115.15 | 132.88 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 491,149 | 417,130 | 5.03 | 5.54 | 237 | 230 | 491,149 | 417,130 | 5.03 | 5.54 |
| Commercial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 4 | 1 | 96.86 | 96.60 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 96.86 | 96.60 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 686 | 682 | 3.43 | 3.22 | 3 | 3 | 686 | 682 | 3.43 | 3.22 |
| Industrial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 | January 2024 | January 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 480 | 548 | 55.44 | 60.56 | 10 | 12 | 480 | 548 | 55.44 | 60.56 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 51 | 55 | 104.56 | 108.25 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 55 | 104.56 | 108.25 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 70,824 | 67,415 | 3.72 | 5.17 | 43 | 43 | 70,824 | 67,415 | 3.72 | 5.17 |
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Number of Plants represents the number of plants for which receipts data were collected this month. .... A plant using more than one fuel may be counted multiple times. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Petroleum Liquids include distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil. Natural Gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately. Petroleum Coke includeds petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke. Note: Values are preliminary. Mcf = thousand cubic feet. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' |