Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2026
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Next Release Date:
November 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) | ||||||||||
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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 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 33,405 | 36,062 | 46.84 | 45.07 | 160 | 192 | 246,971 | 259,319 | 46.55 | 46.03 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,775 | 1,632 | 146.05 | 102.52 | 100 | 161 | 15,806 | 12,754 | 127.06 | 104.81 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 188 | 127 | 85.21 | 80.33 | 3 | 2 | 1,008 | 815 | 83.51 | 79.11 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 1,405,128 | 1,430,957 | 3.20 | 3.26 | 604 | 820 | 8,481,503 | 9,015,884 | 4.35 | 4.04 |
| Electric Utilities | ||||||||||
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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 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 25,571 | 27,653 | 48.66 | 47.48 | 123 | 140 | 190,677 | 195,802 | 48.43 | 48.13 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 1,233 | 1,168 | 142.98 | 101.71 | 68 | 99 | 8,875 | 8,589 | 130.89 | 100.68 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 188 | 127 | 85.21 | 80.33 | 3 | 2 | 1,008 | 815 | 83.51 | 79.11 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 730,696 | 748,035 | 3.56 | 3.52 | 322 | 452 | 4,338,759 | 4,617,170 | 4.49 | 4.19 |
| Independent Power Producers | ||||||||||
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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 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 7,402 | 7,953 | 40.43 | 36.32 | 28 | 41 | 52,818 | 59,565 | 39.46 | 38.22 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 529 | 454 | 153.67 | 104.61 | 26 | 57 | 6,844 | 3,829 | 121.90 | 114.82 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 604,884 | 617,905 | 2.72 | 2.88 | 240 | 324 | 3,628,504 | 3,861,967 | 4.28 | 3.90 |
| Commercial Sector | ||||||||||
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| Receipts | Cost | Receipts | Cost | |||||||
| (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | Number of Plants | (Physical Units) | (Dollars / Physical Unit) | ||||||
| Fuel | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 0 | 0.05 | -- | 97.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 98.09 | 96.89 |
| 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) | 694 | 710 | 3.78 | 3.56 | 3 | 3 | 5,637 | 5,590 | 3.87 | 3.61 |
| 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 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 |
| Coal (1000 tons) | 432 | 456 | 48.63 | 51.45 | 9 | 10 | 3,471 | 3,946 | 51.41 | 59.19 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 13 | 9 | 125.46 | 102.57 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 336 | 113.54 | 104.33 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 68,854 | 64,307 | 2.86 | 3.14 | 39 | 41 | 508,603 | 531,157 | 3.63 | 3.60 |
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 2026 are preliminary. Values for 2025 are final. Mcf = thousand cubic feet. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' |