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Average Quality of Coal Received at Manufacturing and Coke Plants
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Table 34.   Average Quality of Coal Received at Manufacturing and Coke Plants by Census Division and State (Continued) 
Census Division and State and Quality1
 January - March 2008 October - December 2007 January - March 2007 Year to Date
2008 2007 Percent Change
        Sulfur  0.87 0.9 0.88 0.87 0.88 -1.4
        Ash  6.96 6.58 6.35 6.96 6.35 9.5
   Texas
        Btu  11,085 10,635 10,887 11,085 10,887 1.8
        Sulfur  0.56 0.53 0.56 0.56 0.56 -0.6
        Ash  9.65 9.38 8.95 9.65 8.95 7.9
Mountain
        Btu  10,264 10,315 10,465 10,264 10,465 -1.9
        Sulfur  0.65 0.64 0.62 0.65 0.62 4.4
        Ash  8.03 7.45 7.55 8.03 7.55 6.4
   Arizona
        Btu  10,204 10,683 10,889 10,204 10,889 -6.3
        Sulfur  0.85 0.65 0.68 0.85 0.68 24.8
        Ash  15.04 12.23 11.56 15.04 11.56 30.1
   Colorado
        Btu  11,552 11,538 11,401 11,552 11,401 1.3
        Sulfur  0.49 0.51 0.52 0.49 0.52 -5.1
        Ash  10.06 10.66 11.46 10.06 11.46 -12.3
   Idaho
        Btu  9,894 10,020 9,863 9,894 9,863 0.3
        Sulfur  0.79 0.78 0.76 0.79 0.76 5.1
        Ash  5.17 5.07 4.69 5.17 4.69 10.2
   Montana
        Btu  7,590 7,209 7,036 7,590 7,036 7.9
        Sulfur  0.48 0.5 0.54 0.48 0.54 -10.7
        Ash  6.52 8.08 8.63 6.52 8.63 -24.5
   Nevada
        Btu  11,071 11,539 11,360 11,071 11,360 -2.5
        Sulfur  0.55 0.53 0.57 0.55 0.57 -4.2
        Ash  9.77 9.91 11.65 9.77 11.65 -16.1
   New Mexico
        Btu  W W W W W W
        Sulfur  W W W W W W
        Ash  W W W W W W
   Utah
        Btu  11,326 11,370 11,491 11,326 11,491 -1.4
        Sulfur  0.43 0.49 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.2
        Ash  9.06 8.91 8.51 9.06 8.51 6.5
   Wyoming
        Btu  9,821 9,898 9,970 9,821 9,970 -1.5
        Sulfur  0.65 0.66 0.65 0.65 0.65 *
        Ash  5.04 4.78 4.76 5.04 4.76 5.9
Pacific
        Btu  11,499 11,704 12,002 11,499 12,002 -4.2
        Sulfur  0.57 0.57 0.67 0.57 0.67 -14.6
        Ash  11.14 10.58 9.81 11.14 9.81 13.6
   California
        Btu  11,564 11,771 11,940 11,564 11,940 -3.1
        Sulfur  0.6 0.58 0.7 0.6 0.7 -13.7
        Ash  11.41 10.87 9.89 11.41 9.89 15.4
   Hawaii
        Btu  W W W W W W
        Sulfur  W W W W W W
        Ash  W W W W W W
   Oregon
        Btu  W W W W W W
        Sulfur  W W W W W W
        Ash  W W W W W W
   Washington
        Btu  10,183 10,294 12,205 10,183 12,205 -16.6
        Sulfur  0.31 0.33 0.53 0.31 0.53 -41.2
        Ash  6.43 6.37 8.64 6.43 8.64 -25.6
U.S. Total
       Btu  11,784 11,746 11,684 11,784 11,684 0.9
       Sulfur  1.07 1.09 1.06 1.07 1.06 1.4
       Ash  8.03 7.91 7.91 8.03 7.91 1.6
1 Quality units are Btu (per pound); sulfur (percent by weight); and ash (percent by weight).
  * Absolute percentage less than 0.05.
  - =  No data are reported.
  W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
  Note:  · Btu data for coke plants are calculated using the following reported data:  Low Volatile equals 13,340 btu per pound, medium volatile equals 13,753 btu per pound, and high volatile equals 12,826 btu per pound.  The following states include sulfur and ash data for coke plants:  New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, and Kentucky.
  Source:  · Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Manufacturing and Transformation/Processing Coal Plants and Commercial and Institutional Coal Users;" and Form EIA-5, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants."

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