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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 (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
2016 99,706 3,538 1.52 42.85 5.38 103.1 5,075,337 4,907,538 3.15 3.26 97.0 2.54
2017 90,481 3,224 2.15 60.31 5.55 117.6 4,794,383 4,640,827 3.62 3.74 96.8 2.68
2018 83,211 2,940 2.56 72.34 5.74 106.8 5,562,903 5,388,544 3.68 3.80 96.2 2.80
2019 54,266 1,896 1.92 54.88 5.50 91.0 6,038,432 5,842,392 3.03 3.13 97.0 2.53
2020 65,684 2,317 1.70 48.07 5.39 101.8 6,207,039 6,011,244 2.63 2.72 96.3 2.32
2021 64,891 2,296 3.16 89.27 5.24 98.0 5,901,472 5,713,855 5.21 5.39 96.4 3.60
2022 64,607 2,283 4.35 122.99 5.52 99.5 6,393,812 6,200,191 7.49 7.73 96.5 5.01
2023 40,716 1,450 4.05 113.73 5.61 108.5 6,803,788 6,596,937 3.81 3.92 96.1 3.32
2024 26,786 953 2.96 83.22 5.60 99.2 7,249,583 7,018,235 3.03 3.13 95.7 2.90
2025 33,065 1,196 2.80 77.43 5.61 88.8 6,246,801 6,055,170 4.05 4.18 86.0 3.38
Year 2024
January 909 33 2.65 73.16 5.53 34.6 592,967 572,724 4.98 5.16 94.9 4.02
February 1,385 50 2.63 73.05 5.56 72.1 487,202 470,741 3.35 3.47 96.2 3.07
March 1,054 38 2.63 73.51 5.49 173.2 498,041 482,291 2.48 2.56 96.5 2.62
April 1,078 38 2.62 73.50 5.51 57.9 469,587 455,940 2.32 2.39 95.1 2.57
May 2,177 78 2.86 80.18 5.46 101.9 575,740 559,701 2.57 2.64 95.8 2.68
June 3,620 127 3.11 88.55 5.54 110.7 676,666 656,292 2.99 3.08 96.4 2.90
July 5,356 189 3.23 91.69 5.52 144.2 828,531 801,114 2.78 2.88 95.4 2.75
August 3,756 134 3.08 86.70 5.70 104.8 808,451 781,275 2.51 2.60 94.5 2.57
Sept 3,518 125 3.09 87.22 5.49 178.0 662,215 640,859 2.60 2.69 96.2 2.61
October 1,008 37 2.63 72.20 6.78 50.7 581,102 562,732 2.94 3.04 97.1 2.86
November 1,280 46 2.64 72.99 5.91 104.8 534,520 517,612 2.93 3.03 96.8 2.79
December 1,645 59 2.66 74.04 5.43 82.1 534,561 516,955 4.11 4.25 94.4 3.42
Year 2025
January 3,826 141 2.81 76.52 5.92 84.8 531,818 514,315 5.57 5.76 86.3 4.22
February 2,042 73 2.90 80.85 5.39 78.1 436,633 422,067 4.89 5.06 86.0 3.83
March 2,293 82 2.99 83.17 5.20 85.1 406,101 393,389 4.47 4.62 87.7 3.53
April 1,367 50 2.54 69.99 5.56 66.9 389,362 378,416 3.91 4.02 84.6 3.28
May 2,240 82 2.55 69.79 5.93 108.8 488,084 473,828 3.59 3.70 88.7 3.15
June 2,821 101 3.09 86.54 5.50 79.1 592,211 574,745 3.64 3.75 85.2 3.19
July 4,454 159 2.88 80.43 5.62 87.8 712,352 690,340 3.77 3.89 84.2 3.27
August 3,513 127 2.90 80.33 5.59 95.3 684,063 663,423 3.46 3.57 85.5 3.11
Sept 2,328 84 2.73 75.39 5.87 68.6 585,330 567,998 3.36 3.46 84.9 3.00
October 3,666 133 2.66 73.33 5.71 103.5 489,561 474,373 3.39 3.50 86.5 3.00
November 2,367 86 2.51 69.51 5.42 103.8 446,958 433,479 4.11 4.24 86.6 3.33
December 2,149 79 2.85 77.73 5.30 120.5 484,327 468,795 5.07 5.24 86.9 3.83
Year 2026
January 3,245 120 2.81 76.06 5.69 112.1 511,447 494,568 9.42 9.74 85.2 5.99
Year to Date
2024 909 33 2.65 73.16 5.53 34.6 592,967 572,724 4.98 5.16 94.9 4.02
2025 3,826 141 2.81 76.52 5.92 84.8 531,818 514,315 5.57 5.76 86.3 4.22
2026 3,245 120 2.81 76.06 5.69 112.1 511,447 494,568 9.42 9.74 85.2 5.99
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 29,704 1,061 2.95 82.65 5.65 102.9 7,188,434 6,959,826 3.05 3.15 95.0 2.91
2026 32,483 1,175 2.80 77.39 5.58 91.3 6,226,429 6,035,423 4.36 4.50 85.9 3.53

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 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."