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 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2013 - March 2023 (continued)

	Petroleum Coke						Natural Gas					All Fossil Fuels
	Receipts		Average Cost				Receipts		Average Cost			Average Cost
Period	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Tons)	(Dollars per MMbtu)	(Dollars per Ton)	Average Sulfur Percent by Weight	Percentage of Consumption	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Mcf)	(Dollars per MMBtu)	(Dollars per Mcf)	Percentage of Consumption	(Dollars per MMBtu)
Annual Totals
2013	132,474	4,660	2.18	61.95	5.41	73.5	8,721,114	8,503,424	4.33	4.44	89.7	3.09
2014	147,310	5,195	1.98	56.23	5.56	91.2	8,679,286	8,431,423	5.00	5.14	89.6	3.31
2015	138,668	4,897	1.84	52.11	5.25	94.4	10,173,502	9,842,581	3.23	3.34	89.9	2.65
2016	116,942	4,166	1.65	46.30	5.40	77.9	10,619,105	10,271,180	2.87	2.97	90.7	2.47
2017	92,837	3,309	2.13	59.90	5.56	74.1	9,951,815	9,628,733	3.37	3.49	90.2	2.65
2018	85,122	3,010	2.54	71.76	5.74	66.1	11,253,502	10,894,849	3.55	3.67	90.4	2.83
2019	56,294	1,969	1.91	54.59	5.51	55.3	12,104,890	11,704,743	2.88	2.98	91.4	2.50
2020	67,842	2,396	1.70	48.03	5.41	62.1	12,380,902	11,981,552	2.40	2.48	90.6	2.22
2021	64,891	2,296	3.16	89.27	5.24	60.0	11,966,785	11,578,254	5.20	5.38	91.0	3.82
2022	64,689	2,286	4.35	122.99	5.52	63.2	11,867,162	11,497,833	7.22	7.45	84.6	5.13
Year 2021
January	5,427	190	2.59	73.95	5.38	53.5	935,243	904,098	3.20	3.31	90.4	2.65
February	4,645	164	2.33	66.18	5.37	48.4	830,601	802,116	17.12	17.72	89.5	10.44
March	6,956	247	2.56	72.10	5.28	75.6	798,147	771,536	3.29	3.40	89.7	2.67
April	5,749	206	2.88	80.22	5.16	87.7	816,428	790,693	3.06	3.16	90.2	2.56
May	5,309	185	2.73	78.46	5.43	64.2	875,903	848,391	3.26	3.37	91.1	2.67
June	5,260	184	3.34	95.30	5.13	72.5	1,155,691	1,118,842	3.53	3.64	92.2	2.91
July	6,204	219	3.35	94.94	5.15	64.3	1,294,299	1,251,521	4.08	4.22	91.1	3.28
August	4,179	147	3.21	91.15	5.43	40.8	1,322,978	1,280,246	4.42	4.57	91.7	3.51
Sept	5,608	203	3.62	100.04	4.77	63.9	1,044,514	1,010,980	5.04	5.21	91.2	3.76
October	4,814	170	3.03	85.94	5.27	53.0	1,004,119	972,180	5.69	5.88	91.5	4.13
November	6,105	218	4.34	121.62	5.04	57.1	930,616	900,672	5.77	5.96	90.6	4.11
December	4,634	163	3.89	110.86	5.60	52.3	958,246	926,980	5.64	5.83	91.7	4.09
Year 2022
January	5,343	189	4.32	122.16	5.11	68.6	958,170	927,473	6.57	6.79	84.5	4.68
February	4,050	141	4.24	121.53	5.80	46.9	810,918	785,241	6.03	6.23	84.0	4.29
March	5,791	205	4.84	136.40	5.31	77.3	793,324	769,234	5.11	5.28	84.8	3.72
April	6,637	235	4.80	135.31	5.57	89.5	753,421	730,925	6.23	6.43	84.5	4.35
May	5,992	212	4.97	140.62	5.48	62.0	917,737	890,339	7.56	7.80	85.4	5.16
June	4,887	173	4.50	126.93	5.51	53.8	1,101,034	1,068,703	8.01	8.25	84.7	5.74
July	5,781	205	4.65	131.34	5.54	79.2	1,315,747	1,276,647	7.49	7.72	83.8	5.64
August	6,465	228	5.02	142.06	5.62	75.5	1,304,597	1,263,879	9.02	9.31	84.2	6.41
Sept	3,818	134	2.32	66.08	5.74	43.1	1,091,877	1,056,358	8.20	8.47	85.3	5.74
October	4,142	147	3.37	94.92	5.75	48.3	939,118	909,390	5.84	6.03	85.1	4.34
November	6,485	229	3.84	108.96	5.53	73.1	893,095	865,196	5.72	5.91	84.3	4.34
December	5,298	187	4.19	118.73	5.50	51.6	988,124	954,447	8.98	9.30	85.1	6.31
Year 2023
January	4,871	176	4.54	126.02	5.67	85.4	965,407	932,711	7.10	7.35	84.8	5.21
February	3,886	136	4.80	136.95	5.62	77.1	865,869	838,449	4.39	4.53	84.7	3.71
March	4,905	172	4.66	132.76	5.71	87.5	918,883	890,378	3.35	3.46	84.2	3.05
Year to Date
2021	17,028	601	2.51	71.07	5.33	58.9	2,563,991	2,477,750	7.72	7.99	89.9	5.08
2022	15,183	536	4.50	127.46	5.37	63.6	2,562,412	2,481,948	5.95	6.15	84.4	4.25
2023	13,663	484	4.66	131.49	5.67	83.6	2,750,158	2,661,538	4.98	5.15	84.6	4.01
Rolling 12 Months Ending in March
2022	63,047	2,231	3.66	103.35	5.24	61.1	11,965,206	11,582,452	4.81	4.97	89.7	3.63
2023	63,168	2,235	4.38	123.77	5.59	66.6	12,054,908	11,677,423	6.99	7.21	84.6	5.08

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:
PETROLEUM COKE - includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
NATURAL GAS - includes natural gas only. Prior to 2011, includes Other Gases.

- Values for 2021 and prior years are final. Values for 2022 and 2023 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."