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| Table 4.15. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Electric Utilties by State, March 2026 |
| Bituminous | Subbituminous | Lignite | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight |
| New England | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maine | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Massachusetts | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Vermont | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Jersey | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New York | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East North Central | 1,883 | 2.67 | 8.8 | 2,503 | 0.23 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Illinois | 55 | 3.08 | 8.9 | 646 | 0.20 | 4.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Indiana | 1,509 | 2.63 | 9.0 | 45 | 0.21 | 4.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 156 | 2.42 | 7.8 | 833 | 0.25 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio | 162 | 3.15 | 8.3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wisconsin | 0 | -- | -- | 979 | 0.24 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 32 | 2.94 | 8.4 | 4,577 | 0.25 | 4.8 | 1,745 | 0.85 | 9.4 |
| Iowa | 0 | -- | -- | 922 | 0.28 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 0 | -- | -- | 322 | 0.29 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 0 | -- | -- | 699 | 0.26 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 32 | 2.94 | 8.4 | 1,817 | 0.21 | 4.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 0 | -- | -- | 743 | 0.30 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 1,745 | 0.85 | 9.4 |
| South Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 74 | 0.31 | 5.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3,195 | 2.36 | 9.3 | 555 | 0.35 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Delaware | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Florida | 371 | 2.83 | 8.7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 455 | 2.34 | 9.0 | 555 | 0.35 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina | 557 | 1.61 | 9.4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 713 | 2.18 | 9.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 72 | 0.95 | 11.9 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | 1,028 | 2.83 | 9.5 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East South Central | 1,968 | 2.75 | 8.8 | 1,681 | 0.24 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Alabama | 0 | -- | -- | 957 | 0.26 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 1,683 | 2.84 | 8.9 | 662 | 0.22 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | 0.12 | 0.56 | 9.0 | 48 | 0.20 | 4.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee | 285 | 2.22 | 7.9 | 15 | 0.22 | 4.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 0 | -- | -- | 2,406 | 0.26 | 4.9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Arkansas | 0 | -- | -- | 870 | 0.22 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Louisiana | 0 | -- | -- | 239 | 0.21 | 4.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oklahoma | 0 | -- | -- | 265 | 0.24 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 0 | -- | -- | 1,032 | 0.31 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Mountain | 938 | 0.66 | 14.9 | 1,449 | 0.36 | 7.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Arizona | 0 | -- | -- | 261 | 0.47 | 10.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 109 | 0.40 | 11.3 | 326 | 0.33 | 7.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 348 | 0.93 | 20.4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 482 | 0.55 | 12.4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 0 | -- | -- | 862 | 0.33 | 5.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| California | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oregon | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Washington | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 31 | 0.13 | 5.2 |
| Alaska | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 31 | 0.13 | 5.2 |
| Hawaii | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 8,017 | 2.36 | 9.6 | 13,171 | 0.26 | 5.0 | 1,776 | 0.83 | 9.3 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Notes: Bituminous coal includes anthracite coal and coal-derived synthesis gas. See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |