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Electric Power Monthly

Data for March 2023 Release Date: May 24, 2023 Next Release Date: June 27, 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 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 37,647 38,531 47.31 41.20 193 206 109,340 113,712 48.54 41.23
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 1,198 1,133 124.67 134.50 101 107 5,035 4,884 126.93 114.39
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 172 205 132.76 136.40 5 5 484 536 131.49 127.46
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 890,378 769,234 3.46 5.28 569 571 2,661,538 2,481,948 5.15 6.15

 

Electric Utilities
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 28,673 27,928 48.36 41.82 140 144 82,919 82,897 49.87 41.98
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 904 872 125.13 135.18 72 72 3,556 2,852 130.37 116.25
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 172 205 132.76 136.40 5 5 484 536 131.49 127.46
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 429,189 369,447 3.88 5.46 294 297 1,277,063 1,193,601 6.06 6.49

 

Independent Power Producers
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 8,449 9,978 42.11 38.73 41 49 24,823 29,087 42.65 38.47
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 220 225 131.15 137.70 20 26 1,295 1,935 120.55 112.28
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 395,267 331,587 3.04 5.13 229 228 1,189,226 1,083,978 4.24 5.92

 

Commercial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 2 4 96.90 90.28
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 655 687 3.17 3.42 3 3 2,021 2,101 3.17 3.43

 

Industrial Sector
  Year-to-Date
  Receipts Cost   Receipts Cost
  (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit) Number of Plants (Physical Units) (Dollars / Physical Unit)
Fuel March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022
Coal (1000 tons) 525 626 73.24 52.28 12 13 1,596 1,724 70.72 51.52
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) 73 36 99.40 97.43 9 9 183 97 103.48 96.77
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- --
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) 65,267 67,513 2.82 4.86 43 43 193,228 202,268 3.80 5.19


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.'