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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 ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2026 and 2025
 

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 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025
Coal (1000 tons) 34,859 31,213 46.01 45.29 163 174 34,859 31,213 46.01 45.29
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 3,056 2,255 95.32 106.06 146 138 3,056 2,255 95.32 106.06
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 120 141 76.06 76.52 3 2 120 141 76.06 76.52
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 1,022,037 1,059,365 10.14 6.08 577 589 1,022,037 1,059,365 10.14 6.08

 

Electric Utilities
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025
Coal (1000 tons) 27,174 23,361 46.69 46.65 124 130 27,174 23,361 46.69 46.65
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 1,391 1,022 90.66 103.63 90 86 1,391 1,022 90.66 103.63
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 120 141 76.06 76.52 3 2 120 141 76.06 76.52
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 494,568 514,315 9.74 5.76 305 312 494,568 514,315 9.74 5.76

 

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 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025
Coal (1000 tons) 7,206 7,292 42.62 39.71 29 32 7,206 7,292 42.62 39.71
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 1,654 1,056 99.79 108.11 52 44 1,654 1,056 99.79 108.11
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 458,094 472,676 11.49 6.82 231 232 458,094 472,676 11.49 6.82

 

Commercial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025
Coal (1000 tons) 3 2 98.27 96.69 1 1 3 2 98.27 96.69
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) 837 791 4.97 3.66 3 3 837 791 4.97 3.66

 

Industrial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025 January 2026 January 2025
Coal (1000 tons) 477 557 57.84 61.01 9 11 477 557 57.84 61.01
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 12 177 99.69 110.10 4 8 12 177 99.69 110.10
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 68,537 71,581 5.67 4.42 38 42 68,537 71,581 5.67 4.42


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.'