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 4.3. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Independent Power Producers, 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	4,243,949	226,600	2.25	42.20	1.61	100.1	71,774	11,980	19.90	119.36	0.45	101.0
2015	3,731,508	198,982	2.10	39.39	1.66	100.5	55,248	9,189	11.69	70.36	0.46	86.5
2016	3,047,358	164,648	1.93	35.69	1.73	91.8	25,975	4,410	9.93	58.56	0.48	75.1
2017	3,056,215	165,567	1.85	34.19	1.64	93.1	24,704	4,190	12.67	74.73	0.46	73.8
2018	2,849,062	152,015	1.89	35.41	1.70	94.2	47,699	8,022	14.52	86.39	0.44	81.7
2019	2,629,405	139,141	1.81	34.16	1.74	101.6	20,188	3,425	14.40	84.89	0.50	73.0
2020	1,937,714	105,627	1.74	31.92	1.72	97.1	18,954	3,216	9.44	55.61	0.49	88.7
2021	2,163,331	116,480	1.79	33.35	1.79	92.0	25,972	4,447	15.38	89.84	0.47	101.6
2022	2,142,472	116,864	2.19	40.16	1.69	96.4	41,066	6,827	22.83	137.45	0.39	69.1
2023	1,726,352	96,088	2.29	41.19	1.53	101.4	24,980	4,106	20.11	122.75	0.38	88.6
Year 2022
January	190,059	10,391	2.06	37.66	1.62	79.5	8,892	1,482	18.48	111.05	0.39	51.8
February	169,787	9,274	2.07	37.95	1.56	82.2	4,566	762	18.20	109.02	0.36	96.9
March	191,644	10,240	2.04	38.27	1.72	101.2	1,540	252	22.72	138.89	0.45	63.0
April	175,332	9,448	1.99	37.03	1.86	107.7	1,498	247	27.01	163.98	0.48	89.1
May	170,813	9,355	2.01	36.76	1.87	107.8	1,250	205	28.43	173.23	0.48	73.6
June	170,764	9,296	2.20	40.47	1.83	95.7	1,651	275	30.73	185.03	0.41	72.6
July	188,956	10,384	2.45	44.55	1.71	90.8	1,756	293	30.58	183.42	0.47	48.7
August	189,136	10,350	2.41	44.15	1.63	86.5	2,286	381	27.18	162.89	0.47	67.6
Sept	175,484	9,589	2.16	39.62	1.72	106.1	2,185	358	23.44	143.49	0.41	98.3
October	185,852	10,141	2.18	40.02	1.67	126.2	2,848	471	23.30	140.86	0.35	112.5
November	164,764	9,127	2.20	39.71	1.49	101.3	3,910	654	26.55	158.67	0.37	194.2
December	169,882	9,269	2.47	45.38	1.65	91.6	8,682	1,447	19.92	119.50	0.33	55.5
Year 2023
January	156,195	8,313	2.36	44.43	1.71	103.2	3,264	542	22.01	132.88	0.42	160.8
February	147,634	8,061	2.25	41.37	1.64	119.0	3,366	545	16.69	103.54	0.39	80.1
March	153,230	8,449	2.32	42.11	1.54	114.7	1,365	220	21.17	131.15	0.47	56.5
April	141,123	7,974	2.28	40.36	1.50	119.7	1,466	240	20.18	123.46	0.37	71.4
May	142,737	7,876	2.33	42.29	1.60	112.8	1,430	232	19.31	118.84	0.43	60.5
June	133,987	7,498	2.29	41.04	1.52	102.6	1,371	225	18.64	113.46	0.47	79.5
July	139,185	7,916	2.26	39.73	1.45	80.9	1,765	290	18.69	113.88	0.38	69.3
August	144,837	8,180	2.25	39.94	1.46	83.6	2,388	397	20.47	124.57	0.28	120.2
Sept	133,508	7,491	2.25	40.04	1.41	94.2	1,664	274	22.77	139.09	0.31	70.8
October	135,988	7,681	2.29	40.62	1.50	101.8	1,933	314	22.12	136.06	0.33	82.1
November	149,493	8,391	2.29	40.80	1.46	99.9	2,537	419	19.88	120.50	0.39	118.0
December	148,435	8,259	2.29	41.25	1.53	101.8	2,430	408	20.65	123.78	0.30	116.8
Year 2024
January	123,675	7,060	2.24	39.33	1.43	71.3	2,324	388	19.22	115.15	0.36	52.7
February	113,481	6,587	2.10	36.22	1.44	116.4	1,029	170	20.12	122.20	0.42	73.8
Year to Date
2022	359,846	19,665	2.06	37.79	1.59	80.7	13,458	2,244	18.38	110.35	0.38	61.5
2023	303,829	16,374	2.31	42.92	1.68	110.4	6,631	1,087	19.27	117.96	0.40	106.8
2024	237,156	13,647	2.17	37.83	1.43	87.7	3,353	557	19.49	117.28	0.38	57.8
Rolling 12 Months Ending in February
2023	2,086,455	113,574	2.23	40.97	1.71	101.7	34,238	5,671	23.36	141.20	0.39	78.3
2024	1,659,680	93,361	2.27	40.39	1.49	97.8	21,703	3,577	20.28	123.38	0.36	78.1

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."