Table 3.4. Stocks of Coal by Coal Rank: Electric Power Sector, 2014 - January 2024 |
(Thousand Tons) |
Electric Power Sector | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Period | Bituminous Coal | Subbituminous Coal | Lignite Coal | Total |
End of Year Stocks | ||||
2014 | 72,771 | 72,552 | 6,225 | 151,548 |
2015 | 82,004 | 108,614 | 4,931 | 195,548 |
2016 | 67,241 | 90,376 | 4,393 | 162,009 |
2017 | 56,140 | 77,875 | 3,672 | 137,687 |
2018 | 41,507 | 58,247 | 3,039 | 102,793 |
2019 | 54,769 | 69,942 | 3,124 | 128,102 |
2020 | 50,649 | 77,033 | 3,556 | 131,431 |
2021 | 34,560 | 54,726 | 2,598 | 91,884 |
2022 | 35,194 | 50,704 | 2,956 | 88,861 |
2023 | 44,522 | 83,240 | 3,437 | 131,426 |
Year 2022, End of Month Stocks | ||||
January | 30,697 | 51,157 | 2,686 | 84,541 |
February | 29,288 | 49,029 | 2,717 | 81,034 |
March | 31,687 | 51,304 | 3,152 | 86,143 |
April | 33,868 | 53,609 | 3,269 | 90,746 |
May | 33,202 | 56,289 | 3,191 | 92,692 |
June | 30,392 | 53,338 | 3,129 | 86,869 |
July | 28,769 | 47,358 | 3,040 | 79,172 |
August | 28,730 | 44,005 | 2,826 | 75,570 |
Sept | 30,766 | 45,802 | 2,776 | 79,354 |
October | 34,061 | 50,366 | 2,905 | 87,342 |
November | 35,998 | 54,329 | 2,867 | 93,203 |
December | 35,194 | 50,704 | 2,956 | 88,861 |
Year 2023, End of Month Stocks | ||||
January | 37,881 | 51,702 | 3,014 | 92,604 |
February | 40,038 | 56,636 | 3,022 | 99,700 |
March | 41,609 | 64,400 | 2,990 | 109,004 |
April | 41,713 | 72,777 | 3,330 | 118,035 |
May | 44,954 | 77,744 | 3,499 | 126,414 |
June | 46,150 | 77,739 | 3,600 | 127,710 |
July | 42,674 | 75,197 | 3,497 | 121,590 |
August | 42,328 | 72,179 | 3,423 | 118,144 |
Sept | 41,001 | 72,171 | 3,246 | 116,635 |
October | 43,240 | 74,979 | 3,183 | 121,621 |
November | 47,009 | 80,638 | 3,391 | 131,266 |
December | 44,522 | 83,240 | 3,437 | 131,426 |
Year 2024, End of Month Stocks | ||||
January | 40,861 | 77,407 | 3,218 | 121,722 |
Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2022 and prior years are final. Values for 2023 and 2024 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. |