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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 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2016 - January 2026

  Coal Petroleum Liquids
  Receipts Average Cost   Receipts Average Cost  


Period		 (Billion
Btu)		 (Thousand
Tons)		 (Dollars
per
MMBtu)		 (Dollars
per
Ton)		 Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption		 (Billion
Btu)		 (Thousand
Barrels)		 (Dollars
per
MMBtu)		 (Dollars
per
Barrel)		 Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
Annual Totals
2016 12,516,272 650,770 2.11 40.64 1.34 93.8 101,810 16,807 9.39 56.89 0.49 68.1
2017 12,261,029 642,364 2.06 39.27 1.28 94.7 96,977 16,127 11.86 71.35 0.49 68.0
2018 11,371,117 596,215 2.06 39.25 1.31 91.7 134,069 22,290 14.42 86.80 0.42 71.4
2019 10,745,991 560,153 2.02 38.70 1.31 101.8 88,662 14,711 13.62 82.12 0.49 64.0
2020 8,329,180 439,636 1.92 36.36 1.28 98.6 77,184 12,864 9.76 58.55 0.49 65.2
2021 8,753,931 461,477 1.98 37.48 1.30 90.2 97,464 16,302 14.71 87.98 0.50 68.8
2022 8,876,242 469,718 2.36 44.69 1.28 97.3 116,941 19,362 23.81 143.90 0.46 58.8
2023 8,112,339 431,375 2.51 47.23 1.23 108.9 111,093 18,341 20.42 123.80 0.45 75.0
2024 6,965,322 369,134 2.47 46.66 1.27 96.7 88,209 14,510 18.29 111.16 0.45 63.0
2025 7,415,639 390,419 2.42 46.03 1.28 91.8 102,973 17,068 16.57 100.06 0.48 62.5
Year 2024
January 612,658 32,756 2.48 46.42 1.25 75.6 11,296 1,878 18.94 113.91 0.46 61.0
February 584,445 31,229 2.48 46.47 1.22 116.8 6,635 1,092 19.61 119.09 0.47 70.3
March 549,755 28,757 2.50 47.79 1.35 124.0 6,231 1,018 19.93 121.98 0.47 63.3
April 472,261 24,748 2.54 48.39 1.35 113.0 6,562 1,075 19.72 120.34 0.46 59.5
May 518,794 27,063 2.56 49.15 1.37 100.8 6,894 1,139 19.07 115.50 0.41 64.4
June 561,866 29,524 2.51 47.76 1.35 84.1 7,084 1,166 18.10 109.92 0.44 64.4
July 627,600 33,317 2.47 46.59 1.30 80.9 6,060 995 18.66 113.64 0.38 49.4
August 647,888 34,430 2.44 45.98 1.25 85.9 6,952 1,141 18.28 111.35 0.47 58.8
Sept 603,692 32,095 2.42 45.47 1.17 99.7 6,342 1,036 17.31 105.96 0.41 65.2
October 606,958 32,211 2.47 46.63 1.22 115.0 8,474 1,390 16.36 99.77 0.41 77.4
November 573,206 30,388 2.42 45.65 1.26 112.3 7,033 1,155 17.18 104.54 0.46 68.9
December 606,199 32,617 2.40 44.61 1.17 90.1 8,648 1,424 16.89 102.57 0.49 59.8
Year 2025
January 587,001 31,213 2.41 45.29 1.28 66.8 13,560 2,255 17.58 106.06 0.50 44.2
February 529,433 28,123 2.42 45.62 1.25 78.3 8,405 1,390 17.70 107.11 0.52 61.4
March 613,346 32,062 2.45 46.85 1.33 111.3 9,145 1,495 16.27 99.58 0.50 88.8
April 541,824 28,435 2.48 47.18 1.25 107.0 6,506 1,060 16.25 99.74 0.50 65.2
May 594,192 30,669 2.50 48.40 1.32 107.5 7,282 1,283 15.61 88.54 0.48 85.1
June 637,425 33,488 2.46 46.75 1.29 90.0 6,709 1,102 15.98 97.37 0.49 51.2
July 685,222 36,267 2.40 45.43 1.25 79.1 7,966 1,319 17.01 102.78 0.47 62.1
August 671,772 35,625 2.41 45.36 1.20 88.2 9,267 1,527 16.82 102.09 0.46 76.7
Sept 641,475 33,684 2.41 45.87 1.28 98.9 6,325 1,039 16.25 99.10 0.45 61.3
October 659,667 34,535 2.39 45.63 1.32 109.1 6,956 1,154 16.40 98.90 0.46 65.6
November 627,157 33,085 2.39 45.39 1.28 104.6 8,267 1,365 16.46 99.72 0.48 72.2
December 627,125 33,234 2.38 45.00 1.27 87.7 12,583 2,080 15.95 96.52 0.44 59.7
Year 2026
January 655,844 34,859 2.45 46.01 1.22 85.9 18,281 3,056 15.90 95.32 0.48 34.1
Year to Date
2024 612,658 32,756 2.48 46.42 1.25 75.6 11,296 1,878 18.94 113.91 0.46 61.0
2025 587,001 31,213 2.41 45.29 1.28 66.8 13,560 2,255 17.58 106.06 0.50 44.2
2026 655,844 34,859 2.45 46.01 1.22 85.9 18,281 3,056 15.90 95.32 0.48 34.1
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 6,939,665 367,590 2.47 46.56 1.27 95.4 90,473 14,887 18.10 110.03 0.45 59.4
2026 7,484,482 394,066 2.43 46.09 1.27 94.0 107,694 17,870 16.34 98.55 0.48 57.4

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
Beginning in January 2013, the threshold for reporting fuel receipts data was changed from 50 megawatts to 200 megawatts of nameplate capacity for plants primarily fueled by natural gas, petroleum coke, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil. In addition, the requirement to report self-produced and minor fuels, i.e., blast furnace gas, other manufactured gases, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, and waste oils was eliminated. The threshold for coal plants remained at 50 megawatts. The following caveats for each fuel type should be noted:
COAL - includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was included in the category of Other Gases.
PETROLEUM LIQUIDS - includes distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil. Prior to 2013, petroleum liquids included distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, waste oil, and, beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011, propane was included in the category of Other Gases.

- Values for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary.
- See Glossary for definitions.
- Starting in January 2013, there may have been a shift in the continuity of Chapter 4 tables due to changes in the sample design of Form EIA-923 and the imputation process.
- See the EIA-923 section of the Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
- See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
- Totals may not equal the sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and predecessor forms including Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report" and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."