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Data for January 2026 Release Date: March 24, 2026 Next Release Date: April 23, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 2.3.B. Petroleum Coke: 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 1,099 6 113 9 971
2017 977 11 115 15 836
2018 929 12 93 10 814
2019 839 17 93 6 724
2020 780 16 124 3 637
2021 760 21 113 6 621
2022 718 23 92 13 589
2023 622 8 115 3 495
2024 608 0.23 103 5 499
2025 643 0.26 132 5 506
Year 2024
January 57 0.23 9 1 46
February 43 0 8 1 35
March 45 0 9 0 36
April 49 0 7 0 42
May 47 0 7 1 39
June 52 0 10 1 41
July 57 0 10 0 47
August 56 0 12 0 44
Sept 47 0 8 0 39
October 43 0 1 0 42
November 51 0 9 0 42
December 62 0 13 1 48
Year 2025
January 43 0.04 NM 2 33
February 41 0.02 8 1 32
March 49 0 9 0 40
April 47 0 9 0 38
May 55 0 9 0 46
June 91 0 37 0 54
July 44 0.05 NM 0 37
August 51 0.00 9 0 43
Sept 56 0.10 10 0 45
October 54 0.00 NM 0 45
November 55 0 8 0 47
December 56 0.04 8 2 47
Year 2026
January 52 0.08 8 2 42
Year to Date
2024 57 0.23 9 1 46
2025 43 0.04 NM 2 33
2026 52 0.08 8 2 42
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 594 0.04 NM 6 486
2026 652 0.30 NM 5 515

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.
Petroleum Coke includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-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.