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Data for August 2026 Release Date: October 23, 2026 Next Release Date: November 24, 2026
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Table 3.1. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, 2016 - August 2026

  Electric Power Sector Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers
Period Coal
(Thousand Tons)		 Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)		 Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)		 Coal
(Thousand Tons)		 Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)		 Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)		 Coal
(Thousand Tons)		 Petroleum
Liquids
(Thousand
Barrels)		 Petroleum
Coke
(Thousand Tons)
End of Year Stocks
2016 162,009 30,593 845 130,885 19,767 603 31,124 10,827 241
2017 137,687 28,089 864 114,782 19,047 692 22,905 9,041 171
2018 102,793 25,977 539 84,728 16,553 521 18,065 9,423 19
2019 128,102 25,960 471 104,265 16,435 428 23,837 9,525 43
2020 131,431 26,063 298 107,965 15,941 273 23,466 10,123 25
2021 91,884 26,002 302 75,231 15,634 290 16,653 10,368 12
2022 88,861 22,812 318 74,917 14,204 297 13,943 8,608 21
2023 133,028 24,402 427 111,524 15,353 421 21,504 9,050 7
2024 127,826 23,014 438 105,219 14,659 431 22,607 8,355 7
2025 109,733 22,358 307 90,407 14,256 299 19,326 8,102 9
Year 2024, End of Month Stocks
January 123,854 24,275 312 104,292 15,319 306 19,562 8,956 6
February 129,170 24,355 308 108,070 15,307 300 21,100 9,047 8
March 135,537 24,275 333 112,576 15,275 328 22,961 9,000 5
April 138,839 24,011 309 115,173 15,191 302 23,666 8,820 7
May 139,893 23,834 311 116,439 15,072 305 23,454 8,762 6
June 135,229 23,974 332 112,260 15,154 317 22,970 8,820 15
July 127,378 23,442 410 105,766 14,843 379 21,611 8,600 31
August 121,756 22,743 399 100,925 14,416 384 20,831 8,327 15
Sept 122,555 22,927 470 101,105 14,630 439 21,450 8,298 31
October 127,747 22,567 428 105,127 14,270 421 22,620 8,297 7
November 131,091 22,697 404 107,639 14,251 400 23,452 8,446 4
December 127,826 23,014 438 105,219 14,659 431 22,607 8,355 7
Year 2025, End of Month Stocks
January 113,301 21,999 395 93,798 14,345 389 19,503 7,654 7
February 106,836 22,041 405 88,431 14,309 397 18,405 7,732 8
March 111,724 22,413 368 91,759 14,583 360 19,966 7,830 8
April 116,012 22,861 358 94,983 14,899 352 21,029 7,962 6
May 119,676 23,198 390 98,042 15,112 378 21,634 8,086 12
June 117,243 22,200 342 96,579 14,474 330 20,663 7,726 12
July 108,887 21,617 326 90,084 14,244 315 18,803 7,373 10
August 104,783 21,801 334 86,874 14,439 323 17,909 7,362 11
Sept 105,565 21,601 278 87,332 14,140 268 18,233 7,460 10
October 109,329 21,586 286 90,190 14,120 276 19,139 7,466 10
November 112,166 21,840 311 92,525 14,126 301 19,641 7,713 10
December 109,733 22,358 307 90,407 14,256 299 19,326 8,102 9
Year 2026, End of Month Stocks
January 105,693 18,884 287 87,280 12,874 277 18,414 6,010 10
February 104,518 19,919 289 86,639 12,902 279 17,879 7,017 10
March 110,755 20,450 346 91,807 13,241 336 18,948 7,209 10
April 116,236 20,579 360 96,945 13,229 351 19,291 7,350 9
May 119,689 20,464 371 99,668 13,242 363 20,020 7,222 8
June 118,368 20,765 341 98,228 13,193 326 20,140 7,573 16
July 108,426 20,238 331 91,311 12,856 314 17,115 7,382 17
August 102,054 20,758 415 85,939 13,092 405 16,115 7,666 10

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2025 and prior years are final. Values for 2026 are preliminary.
See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report, and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report; Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.

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