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Data for January 2023 Release Date: March 24, 2023 Next Release Date: April 25, 2023 Full report PDF
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Table ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2023 and 2022
 

Total (All Sectors)
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 37,935 39,488 49.31 41.33 197 212 37,935 39,488 49.31 41.33
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 2,208 2,172 131.43 105.58 141 149 2,208 2,172 131.43 105.58
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 176 189 126.02 122.16 5 6 176 189 126.02 122.16
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 932,711 927,473 7.35 6.79 573 579 932,711 927,473 7.35 6.79

 

Electric Utilities
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 29,073 28,828 50.48 42.26 144 151 29,073 28,828 50.48 42.26
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 1,623 1,009 131.67 102.39 96 97 1,623 1,009 131.67 102.39
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 176 189 126.02 122.16 5 6 176 189 126.02 122.16
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 449,484 450,738 9.02 7.39 298 305 449,484 450,738 9.02 7.39

 

Independent Power Producers
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 8,313 10,079 44.43 38.23 40 49 8,313 10,079 44.43 38.23
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 530 1,139 133.19 109.23 36 44 530 1,139 133.19 109.23
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 415,130 404,055 5.60 6.42 229 229 415,130 404,055 5.60 6.42

 

Commercial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 1 3 96.60 90.18 1 1 1 3 96.60 90.18
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 682 731 3.22 3.42 3 3 682 731 3.22 3.42

 

Industrial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022 January 2023 January 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 548 578 60.56 48.06 12 11 548 578 60.56 48.06
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 55 24 108.25 94.47 9 8 55 24 108.25 94.47
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 67,415 71,950 5.17 4.84 43 42 67,415 71,950 5.17 4.84


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.'