| Table 4.15. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Electric Utilties by State, January 2026 |
| Bituminous | Subbituminous | Lignite | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight |
| New England | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maine | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Massachusetts | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Vermont | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Jersey | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New York | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East North Central | 1,647 | 2.78 | 8.7 | 2,631 | 0.23 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Illinois | 52 | 2.79 | 8.7 | 541 | 0.19 | 4.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Indiana | 1,317 | 2.70 | 8.8 | 75 | 0.19 | 4.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 46 | 2.34 | 7.8 | 887 | 0.22 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio | 170 | 3.49 | 8.2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 2.51 | 8.2 | 1,127 | 0.26 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 47 | 3.01 | 8.4 | 6,539 | 0.27 | 4.8 | 1,923 | 0.81 | 9.6 |
| Iowa | 0 | -- | -- | 1,128 | 0.30 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 0 | -- | -- | 1,136 | 0.29 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 0 | -- | -- | 817 | 0.26 | 4.9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 47 | 3.01 | 8.4 | 2,270 | 0.22 | 4.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 0 | -- | -- | 1,073 | 0.33 | 4.9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 1,923 | 0.81 | 9.6 |
| South Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 115 | 0.28 | 5.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3,385 | 2.58 | 10.2 | 571 | 0.35 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Delaware | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Florida | 327 | 2.60 | 8.5 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 471 | 2.35 | 8.9 | 571 | 0.35 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina | 473 | 1.70 | 9.7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 522 | 1.91 | 9.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 212 | 0.96 | 24.5 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | 1,381 | 3.38 | 10.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East South Central | 1,778 | 2.75 | 8.9 | 1,644 | 0.27 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Alabama | 53 | 1.31 | 15.0 | 879 | 0.30 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 1,467 | 2.95 | 8.9 | 673 | 0.23 | 4.9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | 60 | 1.87 | 8.4 | 63 | 0.18 | 4.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee | 198 | 1.85 | 7.5 | 29 | 0.20 | 4.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 0 | -- | -- | 2,600 | 0.26 | 4.9 | 169 | 2.75 | 29.3 |
| Arkansas | 0 | -- | -- | 1,014 | 0.24 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Louisiana | 0 | -- | -- | 175 | 0.22 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oklahoma | 0 | -- | -- | 226 | 0.24 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 0 | -- | -- | 1,184 | 0.29 | 5.1 | 169 | 2.75 | 29.3 |
| Mountain | 1,099 | 0.66 | 15.6 | 3,080 | 0.30 | 5.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Arizona | 0 | -- | -- | 1,774 | 0.24 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 0 | -- | -- | 288 | 0.28 | 7.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 516 | 0.85 | 21.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 583 | 0.52 | 11.7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 0 | -- | -- | 1,018 | 0.40 | 6.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| California | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oregon | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Washington | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 36 | 0.14 | 6.4 |
| Alaska | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 36 | 0.14 | 6.4 |
| Hawaii | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 7,957 | 2.43 | 10.3 | 17,065 | 0.27 | 5.0 | 2,128 | 0.92 | 10.8 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Notes: Bituminous coal includes anthracite coal and coal-derived synthesis gas. See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |