Electric Power Monthly
| Table ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2024 and 2023 |
| Total (All Sectors) | ||||||||||
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| Year-to-Date | ||||||||||
| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 30,314 | 33,783 | 46.63 | 49.04 | 181 | 195 | 62,483 | 71,824 | 46.55 | 49.23 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,042 | 1,631 | 118.95 | 122.48 | 92 | 115 | 2,711 | 3,867 | 115.98 | 127.64 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 50 | 136 | 73.05 | 136.95 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 312 | 73.09 | 130.79 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 879,903 | 839,005 | 2.98 | 4.53 | 576 | 577 | 1,950,863 | 1,778,069 | 4.06 | 6.00 |
| Electric Utilities | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 23,172 | 25,198 | 49.19 | 50.86 | 137 | 142 | 47,797 | 54,377 | 48.75 | 50.72 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 840 | 1,031 | 118.71 | 132.90 | 66 | 80 | 2,071 | 2,670 | 116.03 | 132.19 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 50 | 136 | 73.05 | 136.95 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 312 | 73.09 | 130.79 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 425,831 | 398,400 | 3.47 | 5.10 | 302 | 298 | 934,132 | 852,237 | 4.35 | 7.17 |
| Independent Power Producers | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 6,587 | 8,061 | 36.22 | 41.37 | 32 | 37 | 13,647 | 16,374 | 37.83 | 42.92 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 170 | 545 | 122.20 | 103.54 | 18 | 26 | 557 | 1,087 | 117.28 | 117.96 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 392,048 | 379,376 | 2.40 | 4.05 | 228 | 233 | 883,197 | 796,505 | 3.85 | 4.83 |
| Commercial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 2 | 1 | 96.51 | 97.20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 96.74 | 96.90 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 641 | 683 | 3.42 | 3.11 | 3 | 3 | 1,327 | 1,365 | 3.42 | 3.17 |
| Industrial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 | February 2024 | February 2023 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 553 | 523 | 62.42 | 78.83 | 11 | 15 | 1,033 | 1,071 | 59.18 | 69.48 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 32 | 55 | 108.28 | 104.12 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 110 | 106.01 | 106.19 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 61,384 | 60,546 | 2.66 | 3.32 | 43 | 43 | 132,207 | 127,961 | 3.23 | 4.30 |
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Number of Plants represents the number of plants for which receipts data were collected this month. .... A plant using more than one fuel may be counted multiple times. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Petroleum Liquids include distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil. Natural Gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately. Petroleum Coke includeds petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke. Note: Values are preliminary. Mcf = thousand cubic feet. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' |