Electric Power Monthly

Data for January 2024 Release Date: March 26, 2024 Next Release Date: April 24, 2024 Full report PDF

SAS Output

Table 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2014 - January 2024 (continued)

	Petroleum Coke						Natural Gas					All Fossil Fuels
	Receipts		Average Cost				Receipts		Average Cost			Average Cost
Period	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Tons)	(Dollars per MMbtu)	(Dollars per Ton)	Average Sulfur Percent by Weight	Percentage of Consumption	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Mcf)	(Dollars per MMBtu)	(Dollars per Mcf)	Percentage of Consumption	(Dollars per MMBtu)
Annual Totals
2014	147,310	5,195	1.98	56.23	5.56	91.2	8,679,286	8,431,423	5.00	5.14	89.6	3.31
2015	138,668	4,897	1.84	52.11	5.25	94.4	10,173,502	9,842,581	3.23	3.34	89.9	2.65
2016	116,942	4,166	1.65	46.30	5.40	77.9	10,619,105	10,271,180	2.87	2.97	90.7	2.47
2017	92,837	3,309	2.13	59.90	5.56	74.1	9,951,815	9,628,733	3.37	3.49	90.2	2.65
2018	85,122	3,010	2.54	71.76	5.74	66.1	11,253,502	10,894,849	3.55	3.67	90.4	2.83
2019	56,294	1,969	1.91	54.59	5.51	55.3	12,104,890	11,704,743	2.88	2.98	91.4	2.50
2020	67,842	2,396	1.70	48.03	5.41	62.1	12,380,902	11,981,552	2.40	2.48	90.6	2.22
2021	64,891	2,296	3.16	89.27	5.24	60.0	11,966,785	11,578,254	5.20	5.38	91.0	3.82
2022	64,689	2,286	4.35	122.99	5.52	61.8	12,840,250	12,436,074	7.21	7.45	91.5	5.22
2023	40,716	1,450	4.05	113.73	5.61	58.5	12,532,201	12,143,774	3.36	3.47	84.1	3.11
Year 2022
January	5,343	189	4.32	122.16	5.11	64.0	1,021,396	988,075	6.56	6.78	91.1	4.74
February	4,050	141	4.24	121.53	5.80	44.9	857,192	829,722	6.00	6.20	90.0	4.32
March	5,791	205	4.84	136.40	5.31	74.6	839,836	814,025	5.10	5.26	90.2	3.75
April	6,637	235	4.80	135.31	5.57	83.6	807,698	783,189	6.21	6.41	91.0	4.40
May	5,992	212	4.97	140.62	5.48	67.1	990,628	960,839	7.57	7.80	92.1	5.25
June	4,887	173	4.50	126.93	5.51	52.0	1,204,672	1,168,959	8.01	8.26	92.3	5.86
July	5,781	205	4.65	131.34	5.54	75.9	1,466,772	1,422,545	7.53	7.76	92.5	5.78
August	6,465	228	5.02	142.06	5.62	73.6	1,443,158	1,397,570	9.00	9.30	92.3	6.54
Sept	3,818	134	2.32	66.08	5.74	40.7	1,184,368	1,145,493	8.15	8.42	91.9	5.81
October	4,142	147	3.37	94.92	5.75	45.3	1,005,835	973,705	5.80	5.99	91.3	4.37
November	6,485	229	3.84	108.96	5.53	76.8	959,373	929,074	5.71	5.89	90.5	4.38
December	5,298	187	4.19	118.73	5.50	52.7	1,059,322	1,022,878	8.92	9.24	91.3	6.38
Year 2023
January	4,871	176	4.54	126.02	5.67	85.4	971,828	939,064	7.07	7.32	85.3	5.19
February	3,886	136	4.80	136.95	5.62	74.2	866,448	839,005	4.39	4.53	84.7	3.71
March	4,905	172	4.66	132.76	5.71	99.5	918,899	890,394	3.35	3.46	83.8	3.05
April	4,768	168	4.70	133.61	5.72	106.9	848,578	822,855	2.69	2.78	83.8	2.69
May	1,985	72	3.14	86.86	5.76	41.4	969,622	940,736	2.54	2.62	84.4	2.61
June	1,853	66	3.48	98.25	5.77	33.2	1,118,676	1,084,790	2.58	2.66	83.4	2.60
July	2,787	100	3.62	101.16	5.45	32.6	1,365,367	1,322,828	2.97	3.06	82.7	2.86
August	2,311	84	3.39	93.79	5.73	26.6	1,367,426	1,325,123	2.92	3.01	83.3	2.82
Sept	3,289	118	3.76	104.81	5.48	42.4	1,142,616	1,109,256	2.86	2.94	84.2	2.82
October	2,404	86	3.84	107.56	5.50	48.4	988,151	958,808	2.93	3.02	84.1	2.86
November	3,097	111	3.60	100.64	5.35	81.6	951,139	921,492	3.38	3.49	84.3	3.11
December	4,559	163	3.39	94.99	5.53	92.3	1,023,452	989,423	3.27	3.39	85.8	3.06
Year 2024
January	909	33	2.65	73.16	5.53	17.5	1,108,447	1,070,960	4.80	4.97	84.0	4.02
Year to Date
2022	5,343	189	4.32	122.16	5.11	64.0	1,021,396	988,075	6.56	6.78	91.1	4.74
2023	4,871	176	4.54	126.02	5.67	85.4	971,828	939,064	7.07	7.32	85.3	5.19
2024	909	33	2.65	73.16	5.53	17.5	1,108,447	1,070,960	4.80	4.97	84.0	4.02
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2023	64,217	2,273	4.36	123.30	5.57	62.9	12,790,682	12,387,063	7.26	7.50	91.0	5.26
2024	36,753	1,307	3.95	111.05	5.60	53.1	12,668,820	12,275,670	3.21	3.31	84.0	3.01

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:
PETROLEUM COKE - includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
NATURAL GAS - includes natural gas only. Prior to 2011, includes Other Gases.

- Values for 2022 and prior years are final. Values for 2023 and 2024 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."