Electric Power Monthly
Data for September 2025
Release Date:
November 25, 2025
Next Release Date:
December 23, 2025
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| Table ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2025 and 2024 |
| Total (All Sectors) | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 33,483 | 32,095 | 45.76 | 45.47 | 171 | 187 | 289,770 | 273,918 | 46.26 | 47.02 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,037 | 1,036 | 99.08 | 105.96 | 89 | 151 | 12,380 | 10,541 | 101.54 | 114.53 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 84 | 125 | 75.39 | 87.22 | 2 | 3 | 899 | 811 | 78.76 | 84.98 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 1,125,942 | 1,245,026 | 3.14 | 2.45 | 585 | 815 | 9,315,647 | 10,560,646 | 3.94 | 2.76 |
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 25,710 | 24,152 | 47.65 | 47.11 | 132 | 139 | 220,399 | 206,409 | 48.17 | 49.39 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 702 | 771 | 98.36 | 104.95 | 61 | 105 | 8,320 | 7,685 | 100.21 | 114.14 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 84 | 125 | 75.39 | 87.22 | 2 | 3 | 899 | 811 | 78.76 | 84.98 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 567,993 | 640,859 | 3.46 | 2.69 | 310 | 442 | 4,675,540 | 5,420,937 | 4.14 | 3.04 |
| Independent Power Producers | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 7,349 | 7,466 | 38.82 | 39.42 | 32 | 37 | 64,994 | 63,071 | 38.91 | 38.32 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 321 | 236 | 101.00 | 109.92 | 23 | 38 | 3,710 | 2,599 | 104.55 | 116.88 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 494,539 | 538,490 | 2.69 | 2.11 | 232 | 324 | 4,051,856 | 4,540,349 | 3.74 | 2.42 |
| Commercial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 96.89 | 96.74 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 669 | 595 | 3.59 | 3.56 | 3 | 3 | 6,259 | 5,490 | 3.61 | 3.37 |
| Industrial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 424 | 478 | 51.83 | 56.60 | 7 | 11 | 4,371 | 4,432 | 58.47 | 59.53 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 13 | 29 | 97.05 | 100.75 | 5 | 8 | 349 | 257 | 104.05 | 102.80 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 62,740 | 65,081 | 3.09 | 2.29 | 40 | 46 | 581,992 | 593,871 | 3.54 | 2.45 |
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Number of Plants represents the number of plants for which receipts data were collected this month. .... A plant using more than one fuel may be counted multiple times. 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. Natural Gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately. Petroleum Coke includeds petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke. Note: Values for 2025 are preliminary. Values for 2024 are final. Mcf = thousand cubic feet. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' |