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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 4.5. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Industrial Sector, 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 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 73.6 2,862 468 17.32 105.80 1.35 16.2
2024 118,599 5,880 2.94 59.35 1.03 72.3 2,130 346 16.58 102.07 1.57 22.6
2025 116,372 5,786 2.89 58.09 1.13 73.0 2,401 391 16.88 103.61 1.62 25.4
Year 2024
January 9,556 480 2.78 55.44 0.87 60.5 313 51 16.91 104.56 1.20 24.5
February 11,198 553 3.08 62.42 1.01 82.4 195 32 18.01 108.28 1.65 22.5
March 10,962 527 3.18 66.06 0.99 71.9 148 24 15.74 95.28 1.53 18.8
April 8,753 436 2.86 57.41 1.03 73.3 132 21 17.82 109.90 1.57 16.7
May 9,654 481 2.86 57.39 0.85 76.0 128 21 16.69 103.83 1.60 18.9
June 9,675 483 3.00 60.11 0.97 77.7 142 23 16.94 104.50 1.23 22.8
July 10,223 503 2.93 59.57 1.21 73.5 183 30 16.48 101.78 1.58 26.7
August 9,931 491 2.94 59.46 1.16 73.9 162 26 15.32 95.00 1.65 27.1
Sept 9,443 478 2.86 56.60 0.90 73.3 181 29 16.22 100.75 1.63 29.0
October 9,747 476 3.11 63.70 1.11 71.8 160 26 15.84 96.88 1.76 20.0
November 9,621 485 2.77 54.98 1.02 70.1 144 23 15.94 98.83 1.80 19.4
December 9,836 488 2.87 57.79 1.25 66.7 243 39 16.63 102.58 1.83 25.2
Year 2025
January 11,283 557 3.01 61.01 1.24 72.8 1,061 177 18.37 110.10 1.44 85.9
February 9,942 489 2.99 60.78 1.24 72.9 275 45 16.11 99.47 1.80 30.8
March 10,838 539 2.87 57.64 1.11 72.6 194 32 16.95 104.40 1.86 23.3
April 10,100 499 3.15 63.73 0.87 72.8 119 19 15.23 95.63 1.70 16.8
May 9,169 452 3.18 64.43 0.99 77.8 124 20 14.66 92.04 1.95 18.0
June 9,337 469 2.77 55.26 1.14 75.2 103 16 14.52 91.00 1.80 12.0
July 9,882 486 2.89 58.72 1.24 72.2 118 19 15.09 95.43 1.74 16.0
August 9,004 456 2.60 51.45 1.11 70.5 61 9 16.04 102.57 1.42 7.7
Sept 8,287 424 2.65 51.83 1.07 68.4 83 13 15.35 97.05 1.13 14.0
October 10,321 515 2.78 55.75 1.16 82.9 93 15 15.27 96.74 1.24 12.2
November 8,715 435 2.71 54.27 1.20 69.2 101 16 16.04 100.99 1.52 17.0
December 9,493 466 2.98 60.68 1.18 69.7 69 11 16.36 102.37 1.43 7.6
Year 2026
January 9,713 477 2.84 57.84 1.34 68.5 74 12 15.84 99.69 1.42 5.4
Year to Date
2024 9,556 480 2.78 55.44 0.87 60.5 313 51 16.91 104.56 1.20 24.5
2025 11,283 557 3.01 61.01 1.24 72.8 1,061 177 18.37 110.10 1.44 85.9
2026 9,713 477 2.84 57.84 1.34 68.5 74 12 15.84 99.69 1.42 5.4
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 120,325 5,958 2.96 59.82 1.06 73.5 2,878 472 17.20 104.81 1.56 30.8
2026 114,802 5,706 2.87 57.79 1.14 72.6 1,414 226 15.71 98.32 1.66 14.6

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."