Electric Power Monthly

Data for February 2024 Release Date: April 24, 2024 Next Release Date: May 24, 2024 Full report PDF

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Table 4.2. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Electric Utilities, 2014 - February 2024

	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
2014	12,064,810	614,728	2.39	46.95	1.21	98.3	98,357	16,161	19.90	121.14	0.44	82.0
2015	11,088,631	571,707	2.25	43.71	1.17	105.8	90,041	14,747	11.32	69.13	0.46	79.2
2016	9,256,878	476,207	2.16	42.01	1.21	95.4	73,294	11,985	9.16	56.02	0.45	74.0
2017	9,011,629	467,595	2.12	40.81	1.16	96.0	70,422	11,640	11.60	70.19	0.47	74.4
2018	8,351,036	435,964	2.11	40.35	1.18	91.6	84,050	13,896	14.39	87.09	0.37	75.3
2019	7,970,069	413,915	2.08	39.99	1.18	103.1	66,789	11,010	13.40	81.29	0.46	69.9
2020	6,256,811	327,488	1.96	37.49	1.15	100.2	56,530	9,371	9.84	59.37	0.47	67.1
2021	6,448,846	338,205	2.03	38.68	1.14	90.2	69,111	11,468	14.53	87.56	0.47	67.7
2022	6,594,794	346,120	2.41	45.96	1.15	98.4	73,400	12,131	24.43	147.80	0.48	65.6
2023	6,190,928	324,205	2.57	49.06	1.15	110.9	73,960	12,172	20.24	122.97	0.46	77.3
Year 2022
January	546,113	29,056	2.24	42.12	1.06	81.3	6,596	1,103	17.23	103.03	0.46	46.9
February	500,644	26,344	2.19	41.69	1.05	91.5	6,361	1,045	18.65	113.52	0.48	83.4
March	537,576	28,123	2.18	41.71	1.14	115.4	5,580	926	22.53	135.80	0.49	70.7
April	486,354	25,278	2.24	43.02	1.17	113.7	5,684	934	26.28	159.85	0.48	84.8
May	552,474	28,904	2.29	43.87	1.16	108.7	4,509	747	28.14	169.81	0.48	58.4
June	537,295	28,300	2.35	44.64	1.14	88.2	7,089	1,166	28.58	173.77	0.48	90.3
July	557,748	29,313	2.47	47.07	1.18	76.9	6,739	1,115	28.96	175.11	0.48	80.8
August	627,619	32,918	2.53	48.27	1.19	90.2	5,736	947	26.06	157.81	0.47	72.6
Sept	599,306	31,443	2.60	49.50	1.17	110.8	5,857	966	24.83	150.60	0.48	71.8
October	579,715	30,502	2.53	48.08	1.16	129.7	6,272	1,028	23.81	145.25	0.48	74.8
November	542,727	28,448	2.55	48.63	1.14	121.1	5,760	953	26.15	158.05	0.46	70.9
December	527,223	27,491	2.69	51.67	1.22	86.5	7,217	1,202	23.01	138.22	0.48	38.2
Year 2023
January	556,371	29,179	2.65	50.60	1.13	106.2	9,853	1,639	21.92	131.75	0.47	116.2
February	479,262	25,198	2.67	50.86	1.16	125.0	6,212	1,031	22.06	132.90	0.48	79.3
March	546,979	28,703	2.54	48.35	1.19	134.6	5,500	907	20.63	125.12	0.48	70.5
April	478,808	25,008	2.51	48.15	1.16	154.3	5,221	853	19.27	117.91	0.47	70.0
May	483,321	25,161	2.55	49.03	1.14	135.1	5,724	945	18.82	113.95	0.48	73.2
June	501,196	26,136	2.51	48.18	1.16	99.8	5,927	974	17.45	106.17	0.47	75.1
July	548,801	28,883	2.54	48.20	1.13	83.1	6,695	1,085	17.07	105.34	0.44	87.6
August	579,776	30,274	2.55	48.89	1.15	88.7	4,579	748	19.78	121.06	0.47	53.8
Sept	514,726	26,869	2.59	49.69	1.12	102.1	5,788	943	22.68	139.26	0.43	76.4
October	501,460	26,157	2.59	49.68	1.15	118.4	4,966	814	22.22	135.62	0.40	60.9
November	504,315	26,520	2.58	48.98	1.15	124.9	5,312	878	21.69	131.32	0.43	65.5
December	495,913	26,116	2.53	48.07	1.17	109.3	8,183	1,355	19.16	115.72	0.45	96.7
Year 2024
January	467,676	24,626	2.54	48.33	1.17	75.6	7,439	1,231	18.89	114.21	0.45	61.2
February	442,174	23,172	2.58	49.19	1.14	114.3	5,117	840	19.49	118.71	0.46	73.2
Year to Date
2022	1,046,757	55,400	2.22	41.92	1.06	85.9	12,957	2,148	17.92	108.14	0.47	59.6
2023	1,035,633	54,377	2.66	50.72	1.15	114.1	16,064	2,670	21.98	132.19	0.47	98.5
2024	909,849	47,797	2.56	48.75	1.16	90.5	12,556	2,071	19.14	116.03	0.46	65.5
Rolling 12 Months Ending in February
2023	6,583,670	345,097	2.48	47.36	1.16	103.1	76,508	12,654	25.01	151.23	0.48	72.0
2024	6,065,144	317,625	2.55	48.72	1.15	106.7	70,452	11,572	19.64	119.60	0.45	71.4

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 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."