Electric Power Monthly
Data for June 2026
Release Date:
August 26, 2026
Next Release Date:
September 24, 2026
| Table ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2026 and 2025 |
| Total (All Sectors) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-Date | ||||||||||
| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 29,652 | 33,488 | 48.35 | 46.75 | 160 | 177 | 181,016 | 183,990 | 46.41 | 46.69 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,584 | 1,102 | 150.68 | 97.37 | 105 | 104 | 12,548 | 8,585 | 122.45 | 100.48 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 111 | 101 | 89.39 | 86.54 | 3 | 2 | 622 | 528 | 81.44 | 78.41 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 1,117,622 | 1,110,868 | 3.27 | 3.44 | 598 | 594 | 5,682,293 | 5,566,134 | 4.86 | 4.33 |
| Electric Utilities | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 22,693 | 25,830 | 50.60 | 48.60 | 122 | 132 | 139,003 | 139,303 | 48.32 | 48.56 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 874 | 820 | 153.22 | 96.22 | 70 | 67 | 6,765 | 5,675 | 127.10 | 98.48 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 111 | 101 | 89.39 | 86.54 | 3 | 2 | 622 | 528 | 81.44 | 78.41 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 578,620 | 574,745 | 3.49 | 3.75 | 323 | 315 | 2,858,604 | 2,756,760 | 4.94 | 4.48 |
| Independent Power Producers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-Date | ||||||||||
| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 6,519 | 7,189 | 40.30 | 39.56 | 29 | 34 | 39,371 | 41,677 | 39.25 | 39.41 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 695 | 266 | 148.25 | 101.55 | 29 | 29 | 5,718 | 2,602 | 116.56 | 104.74 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 476,850 | 472,392 | 2.96 | 3.01 | 233 | 234 | 2,448,122 | 2,415,058 | 4.93 | 4.25 |
| Commercial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Year-to-Date | ||||||||||
| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 98.09 | 96.62 |
| 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) | 522 | 601 | 4.04 | 3.54 | 3 | 3 | 4,264 | 4,222 | 3.91 | 3.62 |
| Industrial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Year-to-Date | ||||||||||
| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 441 | 469 | 51.91 | 55.26 | 9 | 11 | 2,637 | 3,005 | 52.51 | 60.44 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 15 | 16 | 115.20 | 91.00 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 308 | 112.64 | 104.92 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 61,630 | 63,131 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 39 | 42 | 371,303 | 390,094 | 3.88 | 3.71 |
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 are preliminary. Mcf = thousand cubic feet. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' |