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Data for March 2026 Release Date: May 21, 2026 Next Release Date: June 24, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table C.1 Average Heat Content of Fossil-Fuel Receipts, March 2026

Census Division and State Coal
(Million Btu per Ton)
Petroleum Liquids
(Million Btu per Barrel)
Petroleum Coke
(Million Btu per Ton)
Natural Gas
(Million Btu per Thousand Cubic Feet)
New England 22.19 6.01 -- 1.03
Connecticut -- 5.80 -- 1.03
Maine 22.19 6.28 -- 1.05
Massachusetts -- 5.83 -- 1.03
New Hampshire -- -- -- 1.04
Rhode Island -- -- -- 1.03
Vermont -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic 14.55 6.21 -- 1.03
New Jersey -- -- -- 1.04
New York -- 6.27 -- 1.03
Pennsylvania 14.55 5.96 -- 1.03
East North Central 20.44 5.80 27.53 1.05
Illinois 18.03 5.76 -- 1.04
Indiana 22.33 5.76 -- 1.06
Michigan 19.20 5.88 27.53 1.05
Ohio 25.05 5.70 -- 1.05
Wisconsin 17.81 5.84 -- 1.04
West North Central 16.53 5.77 -- 1.05
Iowa 17.48 5.73 -- 1.07
Kansas 17.67 5.79 -- 1.01
Minnesota 17.97 -- -- 1.08
Missouri 17.91 5.81 -- 1.03
Nebraska 17.17 5.75 -- 1.05
North Dakota 13.37 5.70 -- 1.00
South Dakota 17.13 6.00 -- 1.08
South Atlantic 23.67 5.87 27.25 1.03
Delaware -- -- -- 1.03
District of Columbia -- -- -- --
Florida 23.22 5.79 27.25 1.02
Georgia 20.07 5.82 -- 1.03
Maryland 26.18 5.98 -- 1.04
North Carolina 25.23 5.80 -- 1.06
South Carolina 24.25 5.92 -- 1.03
Virginia 24.70 5.71 -- 1.06
West Virginia 25.42 5.81 -- 1.08
East South Central 20.33 5.80 -- 1.02
Alabama 17.68 -- -- 1.03
Kentucky 21.91 5.81 -- 1.05
Mississippi 11.69 -- -- 1.02
Tennessee 23.13 5.76 -- 1.00
West South Central 16.71 5.85 27.15 1.02
Arkansas 17.85 5.83 -- 1.05
Louisiana 17.87 -- 27.15 1.03
Oklahoma 17.65 -- -- 1.03
Texas 16.24 5.86 -- 1.01
Mountain 18.47 5.80 -- 1.04
Arizona 18.24 5.80 -- 1.02
Colorado 19.60 5.67 -- 1.08
Idaho -- -- -- --
Montana 17.25 5.92 -- 1.05
Nevada 18.18 -- -- 1.04
New Mexico 18.30 -- -- 1.01
Utah 21.70 5.80 -- 1.04
Wyoming 16.79 5.78 -- 1.03
Pacific Contiguous -- -- -- 1.03
California -- -- -- 1.02
Oregon -- -- -- 1.05
Washington -- -- -- 1.11
Pacific Noncontiguous 14.50 6.16 -- 1.00
Alaska 14.50 5.60 -- 1.00
Hawaii -- 6.16 -- --
U.S. Total 19.09 6.08 27.35 1.03

'Coal' includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas.
'Petroleum Liquids' include distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil.
'Petroleum Coke' includes petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke.
'Natural Gas' includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are preliminary. Data represents weighted values.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.