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Data for December 2025 Release Date: February 24, 2026 Next Release Date: March 24, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 3.4. Stocks of Coal by Coal Rank: Electric Power Sector, 2015 - December 2025
(Thousand Tons)

  Electric Power Sector
Period Bituminous Coal Subbituminous Coal Lignite Coal Total
End of Year Stocks
2015 82,004 108,614 4,931 195,548
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 39,641 67,464 2,335 109,452
Year 2023, End of Month Stocks
January 37,880 51,812 3,014 92,714
February 40,066 56,667 3,022 99,760
March 41,614 64,432 2,991 109,041
April 43,352 72,772 3,330 119,460
May 46,598 77,685 3,500 127,788
June 47,911 77,671 3,601 129,191
July 44,256 75,155 3,499 122,916
August 42,345 72,129 3,424 117,898
Sept 42,659 72,147 3,247 118,054
October 44,914 74,948 3,184 123,046
November 46,999 80,588 3,393 130,985
December 46,574 83,013 3,439 133,028
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 37,696 72,698 2,884 113,290
February 35,683 68,388 2,722 106,803
March 37,406 71,274 2,971 111,657
April 39,115 73,807 2,994 115,919
May 41,041 75,711 2,730 119,487
June 40,736 73,048 2,630 116,421
July 37,651 68,519 2,554 108,731
August 36,303 65,744 2,554 104,604
Sept 37,798 65,246 2,348 105,398
October 40,109 66,666 2,279 109,066
November 41,379 68,173 2,287 111,847
December 39,641 67,464 2,335 109,452

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.