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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 4.2. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Electric Utilities, 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 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 6,224,613 326,208 2.56 48.88 1.15 111.5 78,893 13,023 20.48 124.06 0.46 79.3
2024 5,332,739 277,592 2.55 48.93 1.20 97.0 63,680 10,480 18.22 110.71 0.43 65.0
2025 5,708,547 296,536 2.49 47.91 1.18 92.8 68,400 11,345 16.41 98.92 0.47 64.1
Year 2024
January 466,667 24,584 2.54 48.26 1.17 75.4 8,252 1,370 18.93 114.00 0.45 68.2
February 447,767 23,505 2.57 48.91 1.13 115.9 5,312 874 19.54 118.80 0.46 76.3
March 427,408 21,930 2.59 50.39 1.29 124.4 4,824 788 19.77 121.10 0.46 68.0
April 365,902 18,583 2.67 52.51 1.33 117.4 4,798 785 19.55 119.45 0.43 63.6
May 405,066 20,695 2.65 51.86 1.33 103.2 4,762 789 19.00 114.67 0.38 62.8
June 431,887 22,308 2.58 50.00 1.28 82.7 4,898 808 18.10 109.70 0.41 65.7
July 479,544 25,008 2.56 49.01 1.21 79.7 4,041 664 18.56 112.97 0.36 50.0
August 490,835 25,647 2.50 47.79 1.18 84.8 5,085 835 18.26 111.11 0.46 57.5
Sept 460,696 24,152 2.47 47.11 1.09 100.1 4,706 771 17.20 104.95 0.36 62.4
October 455,323 23,814 2.56 48.96 1.12 116.8 6,392 1,051 16.29 99.08 0.41 76.7
November 434,798 22,677 2.48 47.64 1.17 114.6 4,408 725 17.02 103.55 0.45 58.1
December 466,846 24,692 2.45 46.28 1.10 91.4 6,202 1,020 16.76 101.96 0.47 69.9
Year 2025
January 445,306 23,361 2.45 46.65 1.18 67.0 6,182 1,022 17.13 103.63 0.47 41.1
February 399,388 20,956 2.49 47.53 1.14 78.0 5,607 923 17.78 108.08 0.47 62.9
March 469,358 24,128 2.53 49.18 1.23 113.4 7,432 1,212 16.15 99.03 0.48 95.8
April 413,997 21,293 2.55 49.49 1.15 108.3 4,671 760 15.90 97.71 0.48 64.7
May 463,634 23,735 2.55 49.85 1.20 111.3 5,190 939 15.43 85.30 0.46 88.8
June 497,869 25,830 2.52 48.60 1.19 92.4 4,995 820 15.79 96.22 0.47 58.3
July 533,590 27,871 2.47 47.27 1.15 79.8 5,656 936 16.77 101.27 0.48 69.6
August 527,478 27,515 2.48 47.58 1.13 89.4 6,613 1,094 16.78 101.45 0.47 78.2
Sept 499,281 25,910 2.48 47.77 1.19 99.9 4,282 705 16.20 98.39 0.45 54.5
October 488,830 25,292 2.47 47.75 1.25 108.0 5,415 889 16.21 98.73 0.46 66.7
November 479,962 24,976 2.45 47.05 1.16 106.9 5,666 938 16.21 97.96 0.47 66.7
December 489,853 25,668 2.44 46.57 1.16 88.0 6,689 1,108 16.23 97.97 0.46 53.9
Year 2026
January 514,979 27,174 2.46 46.69 1.09 86.9 8,389 1,391 15.03 90.66 0.48 37.2
Year to Date
2024 466,667 24,584 2.54 48.26 1.17 75.4 8,252 1,370 18.93 114.00 0.45 68.2
2025 445,306 23,361 2.45 46.65 1.18 67.0 6,182 1,022 17.13 103.63 0.47 41.1
2026 514,979 27,174 2.46 46.69 1.09 86.9 8,389 1,391 15.03 90.66 0.48 37.2
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 5,311,378 276,370 2.54 48.80 1.20 95.8 61,610 10,131 18.01 109.55 0.43 61.0
2026 5,778,220 300,348 2.49 47.90 1.17 95.1 70,607 11,714 16.18 97.52 0.47 61.8

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."