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Data for August 2026 Release Date: October 23, 2026 Next Release Date: November 24, 2026
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Table 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2016 - August 2026

  Coal Petroleum Liquids
  Receipts Average Cost   Receipts Average Cost  


Period		 (Billion
Btu)		 (Thousand
Tons)		 (Dollars
per
MMBtu)		 (Dollars
per
Ton)		 Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption		 (Billion
Btu)		 (Thousand
Barrels)		 (Dollars
per
MMBtu)		 (Dollars
per
Barrel)		 Average Sulfur Percent by Weight Percentage of
Consumption
Annual Totals
2016 12,516,272 650,770 2.11 40.64 1.34 93.8 101,810 16,807 9.39 56.89 0.49 68.1
2017 12,261,029 642,364 2.06 39.27 1.28 94.7 96,977 16,127 11.86 71.35 0.49 68.0
2018 11,371,117 596,215 2.06 39.25 1.31 91.7 134,069 22,290 14.42 86.80 0.42 71.4
2019 10,745,991 560,153 2.02 38.70 1.31 101.8 88,662 14,711 13.62 82.12 0.49 64.0
2020 8,329,180 439,636 1.92 36.36 1.28 98.6 77,184 12,864 9.76 58.55 0.49 65.2
2021 8,753,931 461,477 1.98 37.48 1.30 90.2 97,464 16,302 14.71 87.98 0.50 68.8
2022 8,876,242 469,718 2.36 44.69 1.28 97.3 116,941 19,362 23.81 143.90 0.46 58.8
2023 8,112,339 431,375 2.51 47.23 1.23 108.9 111,093 18,341 20.42 123.80 0.45 75.0
2024 6,965,322 369,134 2.47 46.66 1.27 96.7 88,209 14,510 18.29 111.16 0.45 63.0
2025 7,492,593 395,723 2.42 45.74 1.27 93.4 113,852 18,926 17.46 105.09 0.47 67.5
Year 2024
January 612,658 32,756 2.48 46.42 1.25 75.6 11,296 1,878 18.94 113.91 0.46 61.0
February 584,445 31,229 2.48 46.47 1.22 116.8 6,635 1,092 19.61 119.09 0.47 70.3
March 549,755 28,757 2.50 47.79 1.35 124.0 6,231 1,018 19.93 121.98 0.47 63.3
April 472,261 24,748 2.54 48.39 1.35 113.0 6,562 1,075 19.72 120.34 0.46 59.5
May 518,794 27,063 2.56 49.15 1.37 100.8 6,894 1,139 19.07 115.50 0.41 64.4
June 561,866 29,524 2.51 47.76 1.35 84.1 7,084 1,166 18.10 109.92 0.44 64.4
July 627,600 33,317 2.47 46.59 1.30 80.9 6,060 995 18.66 113.64 0.38 49.4
August 647,888 34,430 2.44 45.98 1.25 85.9 6,952 1,141 18.28 111.35 0.47 58.8
Sept 603,692 32,095 2.42 45.47 1.17 99.7 6,342 1,036 17.31 105.96 0.41 65.2
October 606,958 32,211 2.47 46.63 1.22 115.0 8,474 1,390 16.36 99.77 0.41 77.4
November 573,206 30,388 2.42 45.65 1.26 112.3 7,033 1,155 17.18 104.54 0.46 68.9
December 606,199 32,617 2.40 44.61 1.17 90.1 8,648 1,424 16.89 102.57 0.49 59.8
Year 2025
January 595,050 31,717 2.40 45.13 1.28 68.0 16,193 2,704 19.47 116.88 0.49 52.1
February 534,577 28,486 2.41 45.33 1.25 79.5 9,656 1,605 18.31 110.27 0.52 60.7
March 619,215 32,477 2.44 46.54 1.32 113.1 10,101 1,659 16.57 100.93 0.50 96.9
April 547,101 28,817 2.47 46.84 1.25 108.6 6,936 1,134 16.67 102.02 0.50 68.2
May 600,306 31,111 2.49 48.04 1.32 109.7 7,964 1,400 16.12 91.66 0.48 89.3
June 643,555 33,929 2.45 46.43 1.29 91.6 7,251 1,195 16.20 98.36 0.49 54.6
July 691,680 36,722 2.40 45.15 1.25 80.4 8,590 1,426 17.41 104.91 0.47 61.6
August 677,972 36,062 2.40 45.07 1.20 89.5 9,874 1,632 16.94 102.52 0.46 79.9
Sept 646,945 34,059 2.40 45.61 1.28 100.2 6,655 1,096 16.37 99.59 0.45 63.5
October 665,017 34,901 2.38 45.43 1.32 111.1 7,242 1,203 16.48 99.23 0.46 66.9
November 633,225 33,513 2.39 45.12 1.27 106.6 9,034 1,495 17.36 104.90 0.48 81.4
December 637,949 33,930 2.37 44.61 1.26 89.9 14,356 2,377 18.56 112.12 0.43 70.5
Year 2026
January 655,844 34,859 2.45 46.01 1.22 86.0 18,325 3,064 15.98 95.79 0.48 33.6
February 574,516 30,458 2.39 45.16 1.20 95.8 22,516 3,743 15.57 93.94 0.45 69.0
March 578,477 30,354 2.40 45.65 1.29 118.3 10,757 1,769 19.71 119.88 0.55 84.1
April 534,512 27,812 2.42 46.46 1.34 120.6 7,278 1,190 28.35 173.41 0.47 66.6
May 546,656 28,649 2.44 46.51 1.36 108.7 7,619 1,251 29.99 182.67 0.46 61.0
June 561,859 29,151 2.52 48.53 1.42 90.8 9,616 1,583 24.81 150.68 0.42 84.5
July 614,098 32,283 2.49 47.36 1.37 75.2 8,620 1,432 23.57 141.90 0.45 55.4
August 634,251 33,405 2.47 46.84 1.34 82.1 10,857 1,775 23.87 146.05 0.46 85.8
Year to Date
2024 4,575,267 241,823 2.49 47.22 1.30 93.6 57,712 9,505 19.02 115.46 0.45 61.0
2025 4,909,457 259,319 2.43 46.03 1.27 89.7 76,565 12,754 17.45 104.81 0.49 66.0
2026 4,700,213 246,971 2.45 46.55 1.32 93.9 95,589 15,806 20.98 127.06 0.47 58.5
Rolling 12 Months Ending in August
2025 7,299,512 386,630 2.43 45.89 1.25 93.7 107,062 17,760 17.31 104.40 0.48 66.4
2026 7,283,349 383,374 2.43 46.07 1.30 96.4 132,876 21,978 19.89 120.34 0.46 61.5

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
Beginning in January 2013, the threshold for reporting fuel receipts data was changed from 50 megawatts to 200 megawatts of nameplate capacity for plants primarily fueled by natural gas, petroleum coke, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil. In addition, the requirement to report self-produced and minor fuels, i.e., blast furnace gas, other manufactured gases, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, and waste oils was eliminated. The threshold for coal plants remained at 50 megawatts. The following caveats for each fuel type should be noted:
COAL - includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was included in the category of Other Gases.
PETROLEUM LIQUIDS - includes distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil. Prior to 2013, petroleum liquids included distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, waste oil, and, beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011, propane was included in the category of Other Gases.

- Values for 2025 and prior years are final. Values for 2026 are preliminary.
- See Glossary for definitions.
- Starting in January 2013, there may have been a shift in the continuity of Chapter 4 tables due to changes in the sample design of Form EIA-923 and the imputation process.
- See the EIA-923 section of the Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
- See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
- Totals may not equal the sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and predecessor forms including Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report" and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."

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