| Table 3.1. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, 2015 - December 2025 |
| Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Coal (Thousand Tons) |
Petroleum Liquids (Thousand Barrels) |
Petroleum Coke (Thousand Tons) |
Coal (Thousand Tons) |
Petroleum Liquids (Thousand Barrels) |
Petroleum Coke (Thousand Tons) |
Coal (Thousand Tons) |
Petroleum Liquids (Thousand Barrels) |
Petroleum Coke (Thousand Tons) |
| End of Year Stocks | |||||||||
| 2015 | 195,548 | 31,694 | 1,340 | 153,226 | 20,253 | 1,163 | 42,322 | 11,441 | 177 |
| 2016 | 162,009 | 30,593 | 845 | 130,885 | 19,767 | 603 | 31,124 | 10,827 | 241 |
| 2017 | 137,687 | 28,089 | 864 | 114,782 | 19,047 | 692 | 22,905 | 9,041 | 171 |
| 2018 | 102,793 | 25,977 | 539 | 84,728 | 16,553 | 521 | 18,065 | 9,423 | 19 |
| 2019 | 128,102 | 25,960 | 471 | 104,265 | 16,435 | 428 | 23,837 | 9,525 | 43 |
| 2020 | 131,431 | 26,063 | 298 | 107,965 | 15,941 | 273 | 23,466 | 10,123 | 25 |
| 2021 | 91,884 | 26,002 | 302 | 75,231 | 15,634 | 290 | 16,653 | 10,368 | 12 |
| 2022 | 88,861 | 22,812 | 318 | 74,917 | 14,204 | 297 | 13,943 | 8,608 | 21 |
| 2023 | 133,028 | 24,402 | 427 | 111,524 | 15,353 | 421 | 21,504 | 9,050 | 7 |
| 2024 | 127,826 | 23,014 | 438 | 105,219 | 14,659 | 431 | 22,607 | 8,355 | 7 |
| 2025 | 109,452 | 20,934 | 307 | 90,225 | 13,215 | 299 | 19,227 | 7,718 | 9 |
| Year 2023, End of Month Stocks | |||||||||
| January | 92,714 | 24,410 | 385 | 77,005 | 15,167 | 360 | 15,709 | 9,243 | 25 |
| February | 99,760 | 24,622 | 380 | 82,205 | 15,413 | 355 | 17,554 | 9,209 | 24 |
| March | 109,041 | 24,059 | 534 | 89,836 | 15,370 | 505 | 19,205 | 8,689 | 29 |
| April | 119,460 | 24,068 | 644 | 98,558 | 15,363 | 598 | 20,902 | 8,704 | 46 |
| May | 127,788 | 23,882 | 600 | 105,620 | 15,175 | 591 | 22,168 | 8,708 | 9 |
| June | 129,191 | 24,066 | 533 | 106,412 | 15,299 | 525 | 22,778 | 8,767 | 8 |
| July | 122,916 | 24,065 | 440 | 101,603 | 15,422 | 434 | 21,313 | 8,643 | 6 |
| August | 117,898 | 23,416 | 356 | 97,758 | 15,018 | 348 | 20,140 | 8,398 | 8 |
| Sept | 118,054 | 23,469 | 279 | 98,026 | 15,117 | 273 | 20,027 | 8,352 | 6 |
| October | 123,046 | 23,257 | 284 | 102,453 | 14,998 | 279 | 20,593 | 8,258 | 5 |
| November | 130,985 | 23,335 | 369 | 109,555 | 14,910 | 356 | 21,430 | 8,425 | 13 |
| December | 133,028 | 24,402 | 427 | 111,524 | 15,353 | 421 | 21,504 | 9,050 | 7 |
| Year 2024, End of Month Stocks | |||||||||
| January | 123,854 | 24,275 | 312 | 104,292 | 15,319 | 306 | 19,562 | 8,956 | 6 |
| February | 129,170 | 24,355 | 308 | 108,070 | 15,307 | 300 | 21,100 | 9,047 | 8 |
| March | 135,537 | 24,275 | 333 | 112,576 | 15,275 | 328 | 22,961 | 9,000 | 5 |
| April | 138,839 | 24,011 | 309 | 115,173 | 15,191 | 302 | 23,666 | 8,820 | 7 |
| May | 139,893 | 23,834 | 311 | 116,439 | 15,072 | 305 | 23,454 | 8,762 | 6 |
| June | 135,229 | 23,974 | 332 | 112,260 | 15,154 | 317 | 22,970 | 8,820 | 15 |
| July | 127,378 | 23,442 | 410 | 105,766 | 14,843 | 379 | 21,611 | 8,600 | 31 |
| August | 121,756 | 22,743 | 399 | 100,925 | 14,416 | 384 | 20,831 | 8,327 | 15 |
| Sept | 122,555 | 22,927 | 470 | 101,105 | 14,630 | 439 | 21,450 | 8,298 | 31 |
| October | 127,747 | 22,567 | 428 | 105,127 | 14,270 | 421 | 22,620 | 8,297 | 7 |
| November | 131,091 | 22,697 | 404 | 107,639 | 14,251 | 400 | 23,452 | 8,446 | 4 |
| December | 127,826 | 23,014 | 438 | 105,219 | 14,659 | 431 | 22,607 | 8,355 | 7 |
| Year 2025, End of Month Stocks | |||||||||
| January | 113,290 | 21,285 | 395 | 93,783 | 13,660 | 389 | 19,507 | 7,625 | 7 |
| February | 106,803 | 21,267 | 405 | 88,412 | 13,459 | 397 | 18,391 | 7,807 | 8 |
| March | 111,657 | 21,492 | 368 | 91,712 | 13,659 | 361 | 19,945 | 7,833 | 8 |
| April | 115,919 | 21,932 | 358 | 94,929 | 13,971 | 352 | 20,991 | 7,960 | 6 |
| May | 119,487 | 22,205 | 390 | 98,001 | 14,172 | 378 | 21,487 | 8,033 | 12 |
| June | 116,421 | 21,300 | 342 | 95,863 | 13,567 | 330 | 20,557 | 7,733 | 12 |
| July | 108,731 | 20,900 | 326 | 90,037 | 13,477 | 316 | 18,694 | 7,423 | 10 |
| August | 104,604 | 21,110 | 334 | 86,820 | 13,682 | 323 | 17,784 | 7,429 | 11 |
| Sept | 105,398 | 20,970 | 278 | 87,311 | 13,468 | 268 | 18,087 | 7,502 | 10 |
| October | 109,066 | 20,963 | 287 | 90,094 | 13,478 | 277 | 18,972 | 7,485 | 10 |
| November | 111,847 | 21,115 | 311 | 92,383 | 13,469 | 301 | 19,464 | 7,647 | 10 |
| December | 109,452 | 20,934 | 307 | 90,225 | 13,215 | 299 | 19,227 | 7,718 | 9 |
| Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms. 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; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants. |