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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."