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Electricity Monthly Update

With Data for June 2026 Release Date: August 26, 2026 Next Release Date: September 24, 2026

Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks: June 2026


Total U.S. coal stockpiles decreased by 1.4% to 118 million tons compared to the previous month. This month-over-month decrease in coal stockpiles is normal as the country enters the summer months when coal power plants operate more and use up their stockpiles to meet summer 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 101 days of forward-looking days of burn in May 2026 to 117 days of burn in June 2026. For subbituminous units largely located in the western United States, the average number of days of burn also increased, going from 114 days of burn in May 2026 to 116 days of burn in June 2026.

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

    June 2026 June 2025   May 2026  
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 1,086 88 1,465 174 -25.8% 893 68 21.6%
  Subbituminous . . . . . . . .
South Bituminous 19,365 111 18,112 108 6.9% 19,736 101 -1.9%
  Subbituminous 6,042 74 5,542 70 9.0% 6,607 82 -8.5%
Midwest Bituminous 9,614 107 10,172 104 -5.5% 9,248 92 4.0%
  Subbituminous 33,098 102 28,787 87 15.0% 33,402 100 -0.9%
West Bituminous 2,286 290 2,986 155 -23.4% 2,107 260 8.5%
  Subbituminous 31,213 150 30,929 138 0.9% 32,247 150 -3.2%
U.S. Total Bituminous 32,352 117 32,734 113 -1.2% 31,984 101 1.2%
  Subbituminous 70,353 116 65,258 104 7.8% 72,256 114 -2.6%

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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