Electric Power Monthly

Data for August 2025 Release Date: October 24, 2025 Next Release Date: November 25, 2025 Full report PDF

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Table 3.4. Stocks of Coal by Coal Rank: Electric Power Sector, 2015 - August 2025

(Thousand Tons)

	Electric Power Sector
Period	Bituminous Coal	Subbituminous Coal	Lignite Coal	Total
End of Year Stocks
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	46,574	83,013	3,439	133,028
2024	43,844	80,772	3,198	127,826
Year 2023, End of Month Stocks
January	37,880	51,812	3,014	92,714
February	40,066	56,667	3,022	99,760
March	41,614	64,432	2,991	109,041
April	43,352	72,772	3,330	119,460
May	46,598	77,685	3,500	127,788
June	47,911	77,671	3,601	129,191
July	44,256	75,155	3,499	122,916
August	42,345	72,129	3,424	117,898
Sept	42,659	72,147	3,247	118,054
October	44,914	74,948	3,184	123,046
November	46,999	80,588	3,393	130,985
December	46,574	83,013	3,439	133,028
Year 2024, End of Month Stocks
January	42,859	77,766	3,220	123,854
February	44,581	81,459	3,124	129,170
March	47,285	85,012	3,232	135,537
April	48,624	86,824	3,388	138,839
May	49,199	87,376	3,311	139,893
June	46,915	84,931	3,374	135,229
July	43,890	80,227	3,251	127,378
August	42,163	76,310	3,273	121,756
Sept	42,608	76,769	3,171	122,555
October	44,603	79,892	3,245	127,747
November	46,116	81,733	3,231	131,091
December	43,844	80,772	3,198	127,826
Year 2025, End of Month Stocks
January	37,696	72,700	2,885	113,293
February	35,685	68,396	2,722	106,813
March	37,407	71,281	2,971	111,665
April	39,116	73,815	2,995	115,929
May	41,042	75,730	2,730	119,508
June	40,738	73,060	2,630	116,434
July	37,653	68,534	2,555	108,749
August	36,304	65,722	2,555	104,584

Notes: See Glossary for definitions.
Values for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 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.