Electric Power Monthly

Data for March 2025 Release Date: May 22, 2025 Next Release Date: June 25, 2025 Full report PDF

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Table 4.5. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Industrial Sector, 2015 - March 2025

	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
2015	263,630	12,132	2.72	59.17	1.35	71.4	2,359	385	13.45	82.47	1.42	16.9
2016	210,749	9,859	2.67	57.01	1.30	67.0	2,541	412	10.51	64.79	1.27	18.3
2017	192,637	9,178	2.49	52.29	1.35	70.7	1,850	297	11.18	69.57	1.42	15.2
2018	170,730	8,224	2.47	51.38	1.30	67.2	2,319	372	13.46	83.97	1.35	15.9
2019	146,324	7,088	2.55	52.69	1.19	65.1	1,684	275	13.19	80.82	1.47	14.5
2020	134,523	6,515	2.49	51.38	1.27	68.9	1,700	277	10.52	64.54	1.20	17.0
2021	141,492	6,781	2.33	48.60	1.33	69.9	2,380	387	12.90	79.39	1.46	21.3
2022	138,708	6,721	2.78	57.30	1.27	70.3	2,475	404	18.35	112.54	1.26	10.5
2023	123,941	6,174	3.26	65.45	1.02	73.6	2,862	468	17.32	105.80	1.35	16.2
2024	118,599	5,880	2.94	59.35	1.03	68.1	2,130	346	16.58	102.07	1.57	12.0
Year 2023
January	11,082	548	2.99	60.56	1.21	67.8	336	55	17.76	108.25	1.35	15.2
February	10,894	523	3.79	78.83	1.06	75.4	332	55	17.22	104.12	1.55	15.6
March	10,570	525	3.64	73.24	0.78	73.6	440	73	16.48	99.40	1.62	22.5
April	11,351	563	3.48	70.15	0.97	84.9	300	50	17.07	103.34	1.55	15.1
May	10,576	520	3.41	69.33	1.16	75.3	309	51	15.64	95.51	1.12	32.7
June	10,155	532	2.82	53.77	0.82	79.2	93	15	16.41	103.52	1.09	9.0
July	9,652	499	2.86	55.29	0.73	69.5	141	23	16.54	102.83	1.00	13.4
August	10,109	515	3.10	60.84	0.91	76.1	136	22	17.84	111.00	1.20	10.9
Sept	8,716	431	3.73	75.33	1.07	64.2	154	25	16.85	104.23	1.13	12.6
October	10,465	521	3.22	64.67	1.08	77.9	232	38	20.00	122.63	1.47	21.7
November	9,969	489	3.04	62.05	1.15	70.7	198	32	19.26	117.80	1.37	14.8
December	10,403	508	3.04	62.22	1.25	70.8	191	31	17.47	108.06	1.32	12.6
Year 2024
January	9,556	480	2.78	55.44	0.87	61.5	313	51	16.91	104.56	1.20	12.8
February	11,198	553	3.08	62.42	1.01	79.2	195	32	18.01	108.28	1.65	13.2
March	10,962	527	3.18	66.06	0.99	66.6	148	24	15.74	95.28	1.53	10.5
April	8,753	436	2.86	57.41	1.03	66.2	132	21	17.82	109.90	1.57	9.0
May	9,654	481	2.86	57.39	0.85	73.1	128	21	16.69	103.83	1.60	8.5
June	9,675	483	3.00	60.11	0.97	70.1	142	23	16.94	104.50	1.23	9.4
July	10,223	503	2.93	59.57	1.21	69.2	183	30	16.48	101.78	1.58	16.1
August	9,931	491	2.94	59.46	1.16	66.7	162	26	15.32	95.00	1.65	13.7
Sept	9,443	478	2.86	56.60	0.90	69.9	181	29	16.22	100.75	1.63	15.4
October	9,747	476	3.11	63.70	1.11	66.9	160	26	15.84	96.88	1.76	13.2
November	9,621	485	2.77	54.98	1.02	65.5	144	23	15.94	98.83	1.80	9.7
December	9,836	488	2.87	57.79	1.25	64.5	243	39	16.63	102.58	1.83	13.7
Year 2025
January	11,283	557	3.01	60.99	1.24	69.0	1,061	177	18.37	110.10	1.44	52.0
February	9,942	489	2.99	60.78	1.24	68.9	275	45	16.11	99.47	1.80	17.2
March	10,838	539	2.87	57.64	1.11	68.7	194	32	16.95	104.40	1.86	13.1
Year to Date
2023	32,546	1,596	3.47	70.72	1.02	72.1	1,108	183	17.09	103.48	1.50	17.6
2024	31,717	1,560	3.03	61.50	0.96	68.7	655	107	16.98	103.58	1.33	12.3
2025	32,064	1,585	2.96	59.79	1.19	68.9	1,531	253	17.78	107.52	1.65	30.1
Rolling 12 Months Ending in March
2024	123,111	6,138	3.15	63.07	1.00	72.7	2,410	393	17.33	106.28	1.32	14.4
2025	118,946	5,906	2.92	58.89	1.09	68.2	3,005	492	17.11	104.54	1.60	17.2

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 2023 and prior years are final. Values for 2024 and 2025 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."