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Data for January 2025 Release Date: March 25, 2025 Next Release Date: April 24, 2025 Full report PDF Re-release date March 31, 2025 (Revision Notice)

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Table 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2015 - January 2025

	Coal						Petroleum Liquids
	Receipts		Average Cost				Receipts		Average Cost
Period	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Tons)	(Dollars per MMBtu)	(Dollars per Ton)	Average Sulfur Percent by Weight	Percentage of Consumption	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Barrels)	(Dollars per MMBtu)	(Dollars per Barrel)	Average Sulfur Percent by Weight	Percentage of Consumption
Annual Totals
2015	15,086,208	782,929	2.22	42.86	1.29	103.5	147,647	24,320	11.49	69.79	0.48	75.8
2016	12,516,272	650,770	2.11	40.64	1.34	93.8	101,810	16,807	9.39	56.89	0.49	68.1
2017	12,261,029	642,364	2.06	39.27	1.28	94.7	96,977	16,127	11.86	71.35	0.49	68.0
2018	11,371,117	596,215	2.06	39.25	1.31	91.7	134,069	22,290	14.42	86.80	0.42	71.4
2019	10,745,991	560,153	2.02	38.70	1.31	101.8	88,662	14,711	13.62	82.12	0.49	64.0
2020	8,329,180	439,636	1.92	36.36	1.28	98.6	77,184	12,864	9.76	58.55	0.49	65.2
2021	8,753,931	461,477	1.98	37.48	1.30	90.2	97,464	16,302	14.71	87.98	0.50	68.8
2022	8,876,242	469,718	2.36	44.69	1.28	97.3	116,941	19,362	23.81	143.90	0.46	58.8
2023	8,112,339	431,375	2.51	47.23	1.23	108.9	111,093	18,341	20.42	123.80	0.45	75.0
2024	6,894,232	364,365	2.48	46.96	1.27	95.2	83,003	13,619	18.20	110.94	0.45	53.1
Year 2023
January	730,571	38,535	2.59	49.12	1.26	105.8	15,662	2,617	22.11	132.37	0.47	117.5
February	639,020	33,957	2.59	48.75	1.27	122.9	11,177	1,848	20.42	123.58	0.45	65.9
March	717,033	38,112	2.50	47.01	1.26	129.2	7,999	1,320	20.57	124.67	0.52	65.9
April	635,998	33,871	2.47	46.41	1.23	143.5	7,667	1,260	19.53	118.88	0.48	65.1
May	642,106	33,939	2.51	47.50	1.24	129.4	8,103	1,339	18.85	114.12	0.49	72.3
June	651,371	34,583	2.46	46.40	1.23	100.9	7,849	1,293	17.81	108.11	0.48	70.1
July	705,301	37,823	2.47	46.15	1.19	83.6	9,323	1,522	17.57	107.66	0.42	78.0
August	741,537	39,439	2.49	46.85	1.20	88.3	7,951	1,309	20.38	124.18	0.41	65.7
Sept	662,007	35,126	2.53	47.69	1.17	100.4	8,201	1,344	22.84	139.53	0.41	71.8
October	653,248	34,723	2.53	47.61	1.22	114.6	7,649	1,255	22.28	135.84	0.40	62.2
November	672,069	35,870	2.51	46.97	1.21	118.4	8,747	1,449	21.17	127.84	0.43	75.5
December	662,077	35,398	2.47	46.30	1.25	107.8	10,766	1,787	20.43	123.30	0.43	87.2
Year 2024
January	605,563	32,277	2.49	46.75	1.25	74.5	10,232	1,696	18.91	114.09	0.46	48.3
February	577,830	30,785	2.49	46.83	1.23	115.3	6,344	1,042	19.54	118.95	0.47	60.3
March	544,095	28,374	2.51	48.16	1.36	122.6	6,020	982	19.92	122.15	0.47	54.7
April	467,413	24,412	2.55	48.76	1.35	111.1	6,236	1,019	19.63	120.07	0.46	44.8
May	513,458	26,711	2.57	49.48	1.37	99.2	6,508	1,072	19.02	115.42	0.41	53.0
June	556,372	29,146	2.52	48.11	1.36	82.8	6,670	1,095	17.99	109.56	0.44	54.0
July	620,939	32,863	2.48	46.92	1.30	79.6	5,760	944	18.54	113.20	0.38	45.8
August	641,577	34,005	2.45	46.23	1.25	84.5	6,611	1,083	18.21	111.20	0.47	51.6
Sept	598,101	31,726	2.42	45.69	1.17	98.1	6,088	993	17.27	105.93	0.41	55.8
October	601,575	31,857	2.48	46.85	1.23	113.0	8,020	1,313	16.27	99.38	0.41	67.7
November	567,740	30,036	2.43	45.89	1.26	110.3	6,528	1,070	16.93	103.34	0.46	56.9
December	599,569	32,171	2.41	44.90	1.18	88.8	7,985	1,311	16.79	102.28	0.49	51.6
Year 2025
January	592,606	31,519	2.41	45.32	1.27	67.4	13,547	2,253	17.56	105.95	0.50	42.2
Year to Date
2023	730,571	38,535	2.59	49.12	1.26	105.8	15,662	2,617	22.11	132.37	0.47	117.5
2024	605,563	32,277	2.49	46.75	1.25	74.5	10,232	1,696	18.91	114.09	0.46	48.3
2025	592,606	31,519	2.41	45.32	1.27	67.4	13,547	2,253	17.56	105.95	0.50	42.2
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2024	7,987,332	425,117	2.50	47.02	1.23	105.5	105,663	17,420	20.04	121.62	0.45	67.6
2025	6,881,275	363,607	2.47	46.84	1.27	94.1	86,318	14,176	18.02	109.78	0.45	51.6

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
Beginning in January 2013, the threshold for reporting fuel receipts data was changed from 50 megawatts to 200 megawatts of nameplate capacity for plants primarily fueled by natural gas, petroleum coke, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil. In addition, the requirement to report self-produced and minor fuels, i.e., blast furnace gas, other manufactured gases, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, and waste oils was eliminated. The threshold for coal plants remained at 50 megawatts. The following caveats for each fuel type should be noted:
COAL - includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, synthesis gas was included in the category of Other Gases.
PETROLEUM LIQUIDS - includes distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil. Prior to 2013, petroleum liquids included distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, waste oil, and, beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011, propane was included in the category of Other Gases.

- Values for 2023 and prior years are final. Values for 2024 and 2025 are preliminary.
- See Glossary for definitions.
- Starting in January 2013, there may have been a shift in the continuity of Chapter 4 tables due to changes in the sample design of Form EIA-923 and the imputation process.
- See the EIA-923 section of the Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
- See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
- Totals may not equal the sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and predecessor forms including Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report" and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."