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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 (continued)

	Petroleum Coke						Natural Gas					All Fossil Fuels
	Receipts		Average Cost				Receipts		Average Cost			Average Cost
Period	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Tons)	(Dollars per MMbtu)	(Dollars per Ton)	Average Sulfur Percent by Weight	Percentage of Consumption	(Billion Btu)	(Thousand Mcf)	(Dollars per MMBtu)	(Dollars per Mcf)	Percentage of Consumption	(Dollars per MMBtu)
Annual Totals
2015	138,668	4,897	1.84	52.11	5.25	94.4	10,173,502	9,842,581	3.23	3.34	89.9	2.65
2016	116,942	4,166	1.65	46.30	5.40	77.9	10,619,105	10,271,180	2.87	2.97	90.7	2.47
2017	92,837	3,309	2.13	59.90	5.56	74.1	9,951,815	9,628,733	3.37	3.49	90.2	2.65
2018	85,122	3,010	2.54	71.76	5.74	66.1	11,253,502	10,894,849	3.55	3.67	90.4	2.83
2019	56,294	1,969	1.91	54.59	5.51	55.3	12,104,890	11,704,743	2.88	2.98	91.4	2.50
2020	67,842	2,396	1.70	48.03	5.41	62.1	12,380,902	11,981,552	2.40	2.48	90.6	2.22
2021	64,891	2,296	3.16	89.27	5.24	60.0	11,966,785	11,578,254	5.20	5.38	91.0	3.82
2022	64,689	2,286	4.35	122.99	5.52	61.8	12,840,250	12,436,074	7.21	7.45	91.5	5.22
2023	40,716	1,450	4.05	113.73	5.61	54.7	13,669,499	13,237,380	3.36	3.47	91.6	3.12
2024	26,786	953	2.96	83.22	5.60	47.3	12,969,111	12,551,800	2.75	2.84	83.6	2.72
Year 2023
January	4,871	176	4.54	126.02	5.67	77.1	1,028,666	993,456	7.05	7.30	90.9	5.25
February	3,886	136	4.80	136.95	5.62	67.8	920,531	890,751	4.38	4.52	90.7	3.73
March	4,905	172	4.66	132.76	5.71	88.5	992,761	960,991	3.37	3.48	90.4	3.08
April	4,768	168	4.70	133.61	5.72	95.6	918,838	890,525	2.70	2.79	91.2	2.70
May	1,985	72	3.14	86.86	5.76	35.9	1,055,883	1,024,121	2.55	2.63	92.2	2.61
June	1,853	66	3.48	98.25	5.77	30.8	1,238,116	1,199,980	2.60	2.68	92.1	2.62
July	2,787	100	3.62	101.16	5.45	31.4	1,526,661	1,478,239	3.00	3.10	92.1	2.89
August	2,311	84	3.39	93.79	5.73	26.0	1,528,247	1,480,257	2.94	3.04	92.4	2.85
Sept	3,289	118	3.76	104.81	5.48	40.7	1,258,226	1,220,588	2.87	2.96	92.1	2.84
October	2,404	86	3.84	107.56	5.50	48.1	1,080,166	1,047,092	2.92	3.02	92.0	2.86
November	3,097	111	3.60	100.64	5.35	85.7	1,028,518	995,713	3.39	3.50	91.4	3.12
December	4,559	163	3.39	94.99	5.53	81.2	1,092,887	1,055,666	3.28	3.40	90.4	3.07
Year 2024
January	909	33	2.65	73.16	5.53	16.7	1,108,706	1,071,210	4.80	4.97	83.8	4.02
February	1,385	50	2.63	73.05	5.56	32.8	910,953	880,287	2.88	2.98	84.5	2.80
March	1,054	38	2.63	73.51	5.49	38.0	909,198	879,880	2.18	2.26	84.0	2.39
April	1,078	38	2.62	73.50	5.51	26.3	853,538	827,797	2.05	2.11	82.6	2.32
May	2,177	78	2.86	80.18	5.46	47.0	1,004,064	974,730	2.26	2.33	83.5	2.45
June	3,620	127	3.11	88.55	5.54	58.4	1,180,346	1,143,888	2.69	2.77	83.9	2.69
July	5,356	189	3.23	91.69	5.52	80.5	1,419,978	1,373,349	2.51	2.59	82.7	2.55
August	3,756	134	3.08	86.70	5.70	57.3	1,384,244	1,338,033	2.23	2.30	82.4	2.36
Sept	3,518	125	3.09	87.22	5.49	83.4	1,175,916	1,138,083	2.37	2.45	84.3	2.44
October	1,008	37	2.63	72.20	6.78	30.6	1,034,752	1,001,821	2.62	2.70	84.2	2.63
November	1,280	46	2.64	72.99	5.91	37.2	968,698	937,724	2.63	2.72	84.0	2.62
December	1,645	59	2.66	74.04	5.43	34.2	1,018,719	984,998	3.85	3.98	84.1	3.35
Year 2025
January	3,826	141	2.81	76.52	5.92	51.4	1,095,245	1,058,758	5.75	5.95	83.5	4.60
Year to Date
2023	4,871	176	4.54	126.02	5.67	77.1	1,028,666	993,456	7.05	7.30	90.9	5.25
2024	909	33	2.65	73.16	5.53	16.7	1,108,706	1,071,210	4.80	4.97	83.8	4.02
2025	3,826	141	2.81	76.52	5.92	51.4	1,095,245	1,058,758	5.75	5.95	83.5	4.60
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2024	36,753	1,307	3.95	111.05	5.60	49.9	13,749,539	13,315,134	3.20	3.31	90.9	3.02
2025	29,704	1,061	2.95	82.65	5.65	50.8	12,955,650	12,539,348	2.83	2.93	83.6	2.77

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:
PETROLEUM COKE - includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
NATURAL GAS - includes natural gas only. Prior to 2011, includes 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."