Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Table 4.3. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Independent Power Producers, 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 | 13,573 | 492 | 2.50 | 68.88 | 5.44 | 69.9 | 4,791,729 | 4,634,518 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 94.0 | 2.29 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 4,346,156 | 4,201,573 | 3.08 | 3.19 | 94.0 | 2.54 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 4,889,212 | 4,727,692 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 94.6 | 2.84 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 5,242,547 | 5,062,877 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 96.0 | 2.40 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 5,359,545 | 5,178,938 | 2.10 | 2.17 | 96.1 | 2.01 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 5,255,390 | 5,077,009 | 5.29 | 5.48 | 95.7 | 4.16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,602,375 | 5,414,698 | 6.95 | 7.20 | 95.5 | 5.50 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,038,310 | 5,836,072 | 2.82 | 2.92 | 96.1 | 2.75 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,133,734 | 5,923,429 | 2.41 | 2.50 | 96.4 | 2.41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,529,855 | 5,346,411 | 3.67 | 3.80 | 89.0 | 3.35 |
| Year 2024 | ||||||||||||
| January | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 535,112 | 516,165 | 4.90 | 5.08 | 96.8 | 4.33 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 422,449 | 407,092 | 2.34 | 2.42 | 96.1 | 2.32 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 417,748 | 402,983 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 96.1 | 1.96 |
| April | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 398,022 | 384,553 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 96.1 | 1.83 |
| May | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 462,442 | 447,391 | 1.92 | 1.99 | 96.6 | 2.05 |
| June | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 554,335 | 535,943 | 2.25 | 2.33 | 96.1 | 2.30 |
| July | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 687,681 | 664,168 | 2.10 | 2.18 | 96.5 | 2.16 |
| August | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 666,449 | 643,563 | 1.88 | 1.95 | 96.1 | 2.00 |
| Sept | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 557,352 | 538,490 | 2.04 | 2.11 | 96.8 | 2.11 |
| October | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 485,365 | 469,303 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 95.5 | 2.19 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 455,042 | 439,462 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 97.1 | 2.32 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 491,738 | 474,316 | 3.60 | 3.73 | 97.0 | 3.31 |
| Year 2025 | ||||||||||||
| January | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 489,430 | 472,676 | 6.58 | 6.82 | 89.4 | 5.62 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 412,695 | 398,335 | 4.90 | 5.07 | 90.3 | 4.24 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 352,500 | 340,434 | 3.85 | 3.99 | 89.1 | 3.37 |
| April | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 349,854 | 338,365 | 3.20 | 3.31 | 88.4 | 2.96 |
| May | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 405,456 | 392,856 | 2.86 | 2.95 | 89.6 | 2.75 |
| June | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 488,287 | 472,392 | 2.91 | 3.01 | 88.0 | 2.77 |
| July | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 600,305 | 580,359 | 3.20 | 3.32 | 86.1 | 3.01 |
| August | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 581,629 | 562,367 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 88.8 | 2.67 |
| Sept | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 510,932 | 494,588 | 2.60 | 2.69 | 89.6 | 2.53 |
| October | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 448,255 | 433,857 | 2.69 | 2.78 | 89.1 | 2.55 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 413,727 | 399,991 | 3.65 | 3.77 | 89.8 | 3.30 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 476,786 | 460,192 | 5.15 | 5.34 | 90.7 | 4.53 |
| Year 2026 | ||||||||||||
| January | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 474,767 | 458,094 | 11.08 | 11.49 | 89.4 | 9.02 |
| Year to Date | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 535,112 | 516,165 | 4.90 | 5.08 | 96.8 | 4.33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 489,430 | 472,676 | 6.58 | 6.82 | 89.4 | 5.62 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 474,767 | 458,094 | 11.08 | 11.49 | 89.4 | 9.02 |
| Rolling 12 Months Ending in January | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6,088,053 | 5,879,941 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 95.8 | 2.51 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,515,191 | 5,331,829 | 4.05 | 4.20 | 89.0 | 3.64 |
| 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." |