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 4.5. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Industrial Sector, 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	281,867	13,050	2.97	64.15	1.33	68.4	2,290	373	17.91	109.99	1.43	15.6
2015	263,630	12,132	2.72	59.17	1.35	71.4	2,359	385	13.45	82.47	1.42	16.9
2016	210,749	9,859	2.67	57.01	1.30	67.0	2,541	412	10.51	64.79	1.27	18.3
2017	192,637	9,178	2.49	52.29	1.35	70.7	1,850	297	11.18	69.57	1.42	15.2
2018	170,730	8,224	2.47	51.38	1.30	67.2	2,319	372	13.46	83.97	1.35	15.9
2019	146,324	7,088	2.55	52.69	1.19	65.1	1,684	275	13.19	80.82	1.47	14.5
2020	134,523	6,515	2.49	51.38	1.27	68.9	1,700	277	10.52	64.54	1.20	17.0
2021	141,492	6,781	2.33	48.60	1.33	69.9	2,380	387	12.90	79.39	1.46	21.3
2022	138,708	6,721	2.78	57.30	1.27	70.3	2,475	404	18.35	112.54	1.26	10.5
2023	123,941	6,174	3.26	65.45	1.02	71.7	2,862	468	17.32	105.80	1.35	15.2
Year 2022
January	12,244	593	2.58	53.22	1.35	67.4	301	49	14.12	86.62	1.46	18.3
February	10,697	520	2.65	54.46	1.17	68.2	229	37	15.76	97.63	1.27	16.8
March	12,941	626	2.53	52.28	1.39	74.0	219	36	15.78	97.43	1.06	11.4
April	10,674	504	2.78	58.94	1.37	65.8	112	18	19.33	118.47	1.55	5.7
May	12,282	597	2.49	51.10	1.38	72.5	175	29	19.13	117.32	0.90	10.0
June	11,491	564	2.36	48.06	1.45	72.2	144	23	21.21	129.90	1.07	6.9
July	12,246	595	2.65	54.47	1.30	75.6	156	26	19.35	118.47	1.57	7.5
August	10,874	533	2.67	54.52	1.21	66.4	157	25	20.21	124.53	1.54	11.4
Sept	11,393	556	3.10	63.58	1.06	74.0	202	33	18.30	112.79	1.13	10.7
October	11,143	541	3.52	72.50	0.91	68.4	223	36	17.89	109.96	1.15	11.7
November	10,179	488	3.21	66.97	1.29	65.4	219	36	23.10	140.27	1.11	12.1
December	12,543	605	2.91	60.37	1.36	73.2	337	56	19.51	118.50	1.38	9.1
Year 2023
January	11,082	548	2.99	60.56	1.21	66.3	336	55	17.76	108.25	1.35	15.8
February	10,894	523	3.79	78.83	1.06	72.3	332	55	17.22	104.12	1.55	20.5
March	10,570	525	3.64	73.24	0.78	71.6	440	73	16.48	99.40	1.62	21.2
April	11,351	563	3.48	70.15	0.97	80.0	300	50	17.07	103.34	1.55	17.7
May	10,576	520	3.41	69.33	1.16	72.2	309	51	15.64	95.51	1.12	23.0
June	10,155	532	2.82	53.77	0.82	76.0	93	15	16.41	103.52	1.09	6.7
July	9,652	499	2.86	55.29	0.73	70.1	141	23	16.54	102.83	1.00	10.9
August	10,109	515	3.10	60.84	0.91	77.7	136	22	17.84	111.00	1.20	9.9
Sept	8,716	431	3.73	75.33	1.07	63.4	154	25	16.85	104.23	1.13	11.8
October	10,465	521	3.22	64.67	1.08	74.9	232	38	20.00	122.63	1.47	17.1
November	9,969	489	3.04	62.05	1.15	68.6	198	32	19.26	117.80	1.37	13.5
December	10,403	508	3.04	62.22	1.25	68.8	191	31	17.47	108.06	1.32	10.4
Year 2024
January	9,556	480	2.78	55.44	0.87	58.3	313	51	16.91	104.56	1.20	11.7
February	11,198	553	3.08	62.42	1.01	77.6	195	32	18.01	108.28	1.65	12.4
Year to Date
2022	22,941	1,113	2.61	53.80	1.27	67.8	530	86	14.83	91.35	1.38	17.6
2023	21,976	1,071	3.39	69.48	1.14	69.1	668	110	17.49	106.19	1.44	17.8
2024	20,755	1,033	2.95	59.18	0.95	67.2	508	83	17.34	106.01	1.29	11.9
Rolling 12 Months Ending in February
2023	137,743	6,679	2.90	59.84	1.25	70.5	2,614	428	18.84	115.16	1.29	10.8
2024	122,719	6,136	3.18	63.69	0.98	71.4	2,702	441	17.28	105.75	1.36	14.0

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."