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Data for August 2026 Release Date: October 23, 2026 Next Release Date: November 24, 2026
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Table 3.4. Stocks of Coal by Coal Rank: Electric Power Sector, 2016 - August 2026
(Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector
Period Bituminous Coal Subbituminous Coal Lignite Coal Total
End of Year Stocks
2016 67,241 90,376 4,393 162,009
2017 56,140 77,875 3,672 137,687
2018 41,507 58,247 3,039 102,793
2019 54,769 69,942 3,124 128,102
2020 50,649 77,033 3,556 131,431
2021 34,560 54,726 2,598 91,884
2022 35,194 50,704 2,956 88,861
2023 46,574 83,013 3,439 133,028
2024 43,844 80,772 3,198 127,826
2025 39,718 67,668 2,336 109,733
Year 2024, End of Month Stocks
January 42,859 77,766 3,220 123,854
February 44,581 81,459 3,124 129,170
March 47,285 85,012 3,232 135,537
April 48,624 86,824 3,388 138,839
May 49,199 87,376 3,311 139,893
June 46,915 84,931 3,374 135,229
July 43,890 80,227 3,251 127,378
August 42,163 76,310 3,273 121,756
Sept 42,608 76,769 3,171 122,555
October 44,603 79,892 3,245 127,747
November 46,116 81,733 3,231 131,091
December 43,844 80,772 3,198 127,826
Year 2025, End of Month Stocks
January 37,685 72,720 2,885 113,301
February 35,679 68,426 2,722 106,836
March 37,403 71,344 2,971 111,724
April 39,126 73,888 2,995 116,012
May 41,032 75,908 2,730 119,676
June 40,756 73,850 2,630 117,243
July 37,698 68,628 2,555 108,887
August 36,384 65,840 2,555 104,783
Sept 37,857 65,354 2,348 105,565
October 40,181 66,856 2,279 109,329
November 41,449 68,422 2,288 112,166
December 39,718 67,668 2,336 109,733
Year 2026, End of Month Stocks
January 35,933 67,552 2,200 105,693
February 34,222 68,197 2,085 104,518
March 36,057 72,293 2,393 110,755
April 37,461 76,275 2,493 116,236
May 38,927 78,034 2,722 119,689
June 39,431 76,239 2,689 118,368
July 36,924 68,976 2,518 108,426
August 35,238 64,382 2,423 102,054

Notes: See Glossary for definitions.
Values for 2025 and prior years are final. Values for 2026 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.

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