Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Table 2.1.B. Coal: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, |
| by Sector, 2016-January 2026 (Thousand Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Total (all sectors) | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers |
Commercial Sector |
Industrial Sector |
| Annual Totals | |||||
| 2016 | 16,586 | 2,979 | 1,336 | 572 | 11,700 |
| 2017 | 14,667 | 2,802 | 1,158 | 515 | 10,192 |
| 2018 | 13,813 | 2,268 | 1,356 | 490 | 9,700 |
| 2019 | 12,397 | 2,062 | 1,161 | 443 | 8,731 |
| 2020 | 10,402 | 1,635 | 715 | 401 | 7,651 |
| 2021 | 11,301 | 2,153 | 667 | 447 | 8,034 |
| 2022 | 11,356 | 2,269 | 731 | 448 | 7,908 |
| 2023 | 9,363 | 1,580 | 527 | 331 | 6,925 |
| 2024 | 8,883 | 1,485 | 338 | 356 | 6,703 |
| 2025 | 8,640 | 1,450 | 323 | 343 | 6,523 |
| Year 2024 | |||||
| January | 926 | 167 | 41 | 53 | 665 |
| February | 753 | 131 | 31 | 40 | 552 |
| March | 813 | 129 | 46 | 31 | 607 |
| April | 667 | 114 | 29 | 26 | 498 |
| May | 672 | 107 | 31 | 17 | 518 |
| June | 668 | 112 | 25 | 23 | 507 |
| July | 733 | 130 | 23 | 23 | 558 |
| August | 728 | 144 | 19 | 25 | 540 |
| Sept | 691 | 115 | 16 | 25 | 534 |
| October | 690 | 99 | 20 | 27 | 545 |
| November | 733 | 104 | 19 | 32 | 578 |
| December | 809 | 134 | 38 | 34 | 603 |
| Year 2025 | |||||
| January | 861 | 163 | 32 | 40 | 626 |
| February | 758 | 139 | 26 | 35 | 558 |
| March | 787 | 113 | 29 | 33 | 612 |
| April | 715 | 94 | 22 | 27 | 572 |
| May | 617 | 97 | 21 | 24 | 475 |
| June | 671 | 124 | 23 | 22 | 503 |
| July | 752 | 137 | 39 | 28 | 548 |
| August | 715 | 133 | 28 | 27 | 527 |
| Sept | 673 | 122 | 20 | 26 | 506 |
| October | 664 | 104 | 28 | 26 | 507 |
| November | 676 | 100 | 25 | 27 | 524 |
| December | 751 | 126 | 31 | 28 | 566 |
| Year 2026 | |||||
| January | 765 | 119 | 37 | 36 | 573 |
| Year to Date | |||||
| 2024 | 926 | 167 | 41 | 53 | 665 |
| 2025 | 861 | 163 | 32 | 40 | 626 |
| 2026 | 765 | 119 | 37 | 36 | 573 |
| Rolling 12 Months Ending in January | |||||
| 2025 | 8,818 | 1,482 | 329 | 343 | 6,664 |
| 2026 | 8,544 | 1,406 | 328 | 339 | 6,471 |
| 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 for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary. 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. |