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Electricity Monthly Update

With Data for November 2025 Release Date: January 26, 2026 Next Release Date: February 24, 2026 Corrections/Revisions

Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks: November 2025


Total U.S. coal stockpiles increased by 2.6% to 112 million tons compared to the previous month. This month-over-month increase in coal stockpiles is normal when the country enters the fall months and coal power plants begin to build up their stockpiles to meet winter electricity demand.

Days of burn



The average number of days of burn held at electric power plants is a forward-looking estimate of coal supply given a power plant's current stockpile and past consumption patterns. For bituminous units largely located in the eastern United States, the average number of days of burn increased from the previous month, going from 118 days of forward-looking days of burn in October 2025 to 123 days of burn in November 2025. For subbituminous units largely located in the western United States, the average number of days of burn also increased, going from 116 days of burn in October 2025 to 120 days of burn in November 2025.

Coal stocks and average number of days of burn for non-lignite coal by region (electric power sector)

    November 2025 November 2024   October 2025  
Zone Coal Stocks (1000 tons) Days of Burn Stocks (1000 tons) Days of Burn % Change of Stocks Stocks (1000 tons) Days of Burn % Change of Stocks
Northeast Bituminous 2,026 178 2,127 166 -4.7% 1,805 138 12.3%
  Subbituminous . . . . . . . .
South Bituminous 19,787 135 20,566 149 -3.8% 19,033 130 4.0%
  Subbituminous 5,343 81 6,284 102 -15.0% 5,539 84 -3.5%
Midwest Bituminous 9,713 99 12,472 145 -22.1% 9,486 96 2.4%
  Subbituminous 25,680 92 33,699 154 -23.8% 25,626 95 0.2%
West Bituminous 2,012 134 3,145 221 -36.0% 2,300 146 -12.5%
  Subbituminous 29,034 171 31,176 172 -6.9% 28,853 161 0.6%
U.S. Total Bituminous 33,537 123 38,309 153 -12.5% 32,624 118 2.8%
  Subbituminous 60,058 120 71,158 155 -15.6% 60,019 116 0.1%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

NOTE: Stockpile levels shown above reflect a sample of electric power sector plants, which were used to create the days of burn statistics. These levels will not equal total electric power sector stockpile levels.

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