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Table 3.4.    xls   format     Electric Power Monthly

Table 3.4.  Stocks of Coal by Coal Rank, 1995 through July 2009
Period
Electric Power Sector (Thousands of Tons)
Bituminous Coal[1]
Sub-Bituminous Coal
Lignite Coal
Total
1995 NA NA NA 126,304
1996 NA NA NA 114,623
1997 NA NA NA 98,826
1998 NA NA NA 120,501
1999 NA NA NA 141,604
2000 NA NA NA 102,296
2001 NA NA NA 138,496
2002 70,704 66,593 4,417 141,714
2003 57,716 59,884 3,967 121,567
2004 49,022 53,618 4,029 106,669
2005 52,923 44,377 3,836 101,137
2006 67,760 68,408 4,797 140,964
2007
January 66,904 64,928 4,545 136,377
February 64,740 64,066 4,662 133,468
March 68,939 67,551 4,898 141,389
April 74,285 70,601 4,771 149,657
May 75,907 73,772 5,056 154,735
June 74,944 74,810 5,058 154,812
July 69,565 71,139 4,747 145,450
August 66,590 69,434 4,644 140,668
September 66,927 70,992 4,746 142,666
October 69,016 76,451 4,609 150,075
November 68,020 81,878 4,394 154,292
December 63,964 82,692 4,565 151,221
2008
January 62,008 80,500 4,457 146,966
February 58,822 80,135 4,351 143,309
March 59,347 83,315 4,340 147,002
April 62,848 87,360 4,201 154,409
May 65,622 89,862 4,442 159,926
June 63,155 86,190 4,570 153,915
July 56,349 83,405 4,477 144,231
August 53,812 83,202 4,391 141,405
September 54,882 86,715 4,239 145,835
October 62,515 90,202 4,617 157,334
November 65,838 95,259 4,558 165,654
December 64,890 93,559 4,607 163,056
2009
January 62,563 90,838 4,957 158,358
February 66,176 91,532 5,092 162,799
March 77,090 93,983 5,566 176,639
April 84,992 97,806 5,820 188,618
May 90,579 101,371 6,022 197,972
June 92,170 99,971 6,074 198,215
July 90,927 98,977 6,148 196,052
  [1] Includes bituminous, anthracite, and coal synfuel.
  NA = Not available.  
  Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Data excludes all waste coal. Values for 2007 and prior years are final. Values for 2008 and 2009 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
  Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report," and predecessor forms. Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report," replaced the following: Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report;"  Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report;" and  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."

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