Title page
Contents
Contacts 3
Preface 4
Background 4
Data sources 4
Executive Summary 12
Chapter 1. Net Generation 16
Chapter 2. Consumption of Fossil Fuels 55
Chapter 3. Fossil-Fuel Stocks for Electricity Generation 89
Chapter 4. Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels 93
Chapter 5. Sales to Ultimate Consumers, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Consumers 124
Chapter 6. Capacity 135
Appendix A 174
Appendix B 200
Appendix C 206
Glossary 239
Table ES1.A. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2017 and 2016 12
Table ES1.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2017 and 2016 13
Table ES2.A. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Physical Units, 2017 and 2016 14
Table ES2.B. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Btus, 2017 and 2016 15
Table 1.1. Net Generation by Energy Source: Total (All Sectors), 2007-May 2017 16
Table 1.1.A. Net Generation from Renewable Sources: Total (All Sectors), 2007-May 2017 17
Table 1.2.A. Net Generation by Energy Source: Electric Utilities, 2007-May 2017 18
Table 1.2.B. Net Generation by Energy Source: Independent Power Producers, 2007-May 2017 19
Table 1.2.C. Net Generation by Energy Source: Commercial Sector, 2007-May 2017 20
Table 1.2.D. Net Generation by Energy Source: Industrial Sector, 2007-May 2017 21
Table 1.2.E. Net Generation by Energy Source: Residential Sector, 2014-May 2017 22
Table 1.3.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 23
Table 1.3.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 24
Table 1.4.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Coal by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 25
Table 1.4.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Coal by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 26
Table 1.5.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Petroleum Liquids by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 27
Table 1.5.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Petroleum Liquids by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 28
Table 1.6.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Petroleum Coke by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 29
Table 1.6.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Petroleum Coke by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 30
Table 1.7.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Natural Gas by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 31
Table 1.7.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Natural Gas by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 32
Table 1.8.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Other Gases by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 33
Table 1.8.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Other Gases by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 34
Table 1.9.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Nuclear Energy by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 35
Table 1.9.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Nuclear Energy by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 36
Table 1.10.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Hydroelectric (Conventional) Power by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 37
Table 1.10.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Hydroelectric (Conventional) Power by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 38
Table 1.11.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 39
Table 1.11.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 40
Table 1.12.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Hydroelectric (Pumped Storage) Power by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 41
Table 1.12.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Hydroelectric (Pumped Storage) Power by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 42
Table 1.13.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Other Energy Sources by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 43
Table 1.13.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Other Energy Sources by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 44
Table 1.14.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Wind by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 45
Table 1.14.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Wind by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 46
Table 1.15.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Biomass by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 47
Table 1.15.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Biomass by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 48
Table 1.16.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Geothermal by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 49
Table 1.16.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Geothermal by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 50
Table 1.17.A. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 51
Table 1.17.B. Net Generation from Solar Photovoltaic by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 52
Table 1.18.A. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Solar Thermal by State, by Sector, May 2017 and 2016 53
Table 1.18.B. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Solar Thermal by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 54
Table 2.1.A. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 55
Table 2.1.B. Coal: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 56
Table 2.1.C. Coal: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 57
Table 2.2.A. Petroleum Liquids: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 58
Table 2.2.B. Petroleum Liquids: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 59
Table 2.2.C. Petroleum Liquids: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 60
Table 2.3.A. Petroleum Coke: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 61
Table 2.3.B. Petroleum Coke: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 62
Table 2.3.C. Petroleum Coke: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 63
Table 2.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 64
Table 2.4.B. Natural Gas: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 65
Table 2.4.C. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 66
Table 2.5.A. Landfill Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 67
Table 2.5.B. Landfill Gas: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 68
Table 2.5.C. Landfill Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 69
Table 2.6.A. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 70
Table 2.6.B. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 71
Table 2.6.C. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 72
Table 2.7.A. Wood/Wood Waste Biomass: Consumption for Electricity Generation, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 73
Table 2.7.B. Wood/Wood Waste Biomass: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output, by Sector, 2007-May 2017 74
Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 75
Table 2.8.B. Consumption of Coal for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 76
Table 2.9.A. Consumption of Petroleum Liquids for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 77
Table 2.9.B. Consumption of Petroleum Liquids for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 78
Table 2.10.A. Consumption of Petroleum Coke for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 79
Table 2.10.B. Consumption of Petroleum Coke for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 80
Table 2.11.A. Consumption of Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 81
Table 2.11.B. Consumption of Nautral Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 82
Table 2.12.A. Consumption of Landfill Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 83
Table 2.12.B. Consumption of Landfill Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 84
Table 2.13.A. Consumption of Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 85
Table 2.13.B. Consumption of Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 86
Table 2.14.A. Consumption of Wood / Wood Waste Biomass for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, May 2017 and May 2016 87
Table 2.14.B. Consumption of Wood / Wood Waste Biomass for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and May 2016 88
Table 3.1. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, 2007-May 2017 89
Table 3.2. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, by State, May 2017 and 2016 90
Table 3.3. Stocks of Coal, Petroleum Liquids, and Petroleum Coke: Electric Power Sector, by Census Divison, May 2017 and 2016 91
Table 3.4. Stocks of Coal by Coal Rank: Electric Power Sector, 2007 - May 2017 92
Table 4.1. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Total (All Sectors), 2007-May 2017 93
Table 4.2. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Electric Utilities, 2007-May 2017 95
Table 4.3. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Independent Power Producers, 2007-May 2017 97
Table 4.4. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Commercial Sector, 2007-May 2017 99
Table 4.5. Receipts, Average Cost, and Quality of Fossil Fuels: Industrial Sector, 2007-May 2017 101
Table 4.6.A. Receipts of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 103
Table 4.6.B. Receipts of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 104
Table 4.7.A. Receipts of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 105
Table 4.7.B. Receipts of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 106
Table 4.8.A. Receipts of Petroleum Coke Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 107
Table 4.8.B. Receipts of Petroleum Coke Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 108
Table 4.9.A. Receipts of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 109
Table 4.9.B. Receipts of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 110
Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 111
Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 112
Table 4.11.A. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 113
Table 4.11.B. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 114
Table 4.12.A. Average Cost of Petroleum Coke Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 115
Table 4.12.B. Average Cost of Petroleum Coke Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 116
Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2017 and 2016 117
Table 4.13.B. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) May 2017 and 2016 118
Table 4.14. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Total (All Sectors) by State, May 2017 119
Table 4.15. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Electric Utilties by State, May 2017 120
Table 4.16. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Independent Power Producers by State, May 2017 121
Table 4.17. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Commercial Sector by State, May 2017 122
Table 4.18. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: Industrial Sector by State, May 2017 123
Table 5.1. Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers: Total by End-Use Sector, 2007 - May 2017 124
Table 5.2. Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers: Total by End-Use Sector, 2007-May 2017 125
Table 5.3. Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers: Total by End-Use Sector, 2007-May 2017 126
Table 5.4.A. Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, May 2017 and 2016 127
Table 5.4.B. Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 128
Table 5.5.A. Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, May 2017 and 2016 129
Table 5.5.B. Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 130
Table 5.6.A. Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, May 2017 and 2016 131
Table 5.6.B. Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 and 2016 132
Table 5.7. Number of Ultimate Customers Served by Sector: 2008 - May 2017 133
Table 5.8. Number of Ultimate Customers Served by Sector by State: May 2017 and 2016 134
Table 6.1. Electric Generating Summer Capacity Changes, April 2017 to May 2017 135
Table 6.1.A. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Utility and Small Scale Facilities 2008-May 2017 136
Table 6.1.B. Estimated Net Summer Solar Photovoltaic Capacity From Small Scale Facilities by Sector: 2014-May 2017 137
Table 6.2.A. Net Summer Capacity of Utility Scale Units by Technology and by State, May 2017 and 2016 138
Table 6.2.B. Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State, May 2017 and 2016 139
Table 6.2.C. Net Summer Capacity of Utility Scale Units Using Primarily Fossil Fuels and by State, May 2017 and 2016 140
Table 6.3. New Utility Scale Generating Units by Operating Company, Plant, and Month, 2017 141
Table 6.4. Retired Utility Scale Generating Units by Operating Company, Plant, and Month, 2017 145
Table 6.5. Planned U.S. Electric Generating Unit Additions 146
Table 6.6. Planned U.S. Electric Generating Unit Retirements 161
Table 6.7.A. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Primarily Using Fossil Fuels, January 2013-May 2017 168
Table 6.7.B. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Not Primarily Using Fossil Fuels, January 2013-May 2017 169
Figure 6.1.A. Utility Scale Generating Units Added in May 2017 170
Figure 6.1.B. Utility Scale Generating Units Retired in May 2017 171
Figure 6.1.C. Utility Scale Generating Units Planned to Come Online from June 2017 to May 2018 172
Figure 6.1.D. Utility Scale Generating Units Planned to Retire from June 2017 to May 2018 173
Table A.1.A. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Total (All Sectors) by Census Division and State, May 2017 174
Table A.1.B. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Total (All Sectors) by Census Division and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 176
Table A.2.A. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Electric Utilities by Census Division and State, May 2017 178
Table A.2.B. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Electric Utilities by Census Division and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 180
Table A.3.A. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Independent Power Producers by Census Division and State, May 2017 182
Table A.3.B. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Independent Power Producers by Census Division and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 184
Table A.4.A. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Commercial Sector by Census Division and State, May 2017 186
Table A.4.B. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Commercial Sector by Census Division and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 188
Table A.5.A. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Industrial Sector by Census Division and State, May 2017 190
Table A.5.B. Relative Standard Error for Net Generation by Fuel Type: Industrial Sector by Census Division and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 192
Table A.6.A. Relative Standard Error for Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, Census Division, and State, May 2017 194
Table A.6.B. Relative Standard Error for Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, Census Division, and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 195
Table A.7.A. Relative Standard Error for Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, Census Division, and State, May 201 196
Table A.7.B. Relative Standard Error for Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, Census Division, and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 197
Table A.8.A. Relative Standard Error for Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, Census Division, and State, May 2017 198
Table A.8.B. Relative Standard Error for Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, Census Division, and State, Year-to-Date through May 2017 199
Table B.1. Major Disturbances and Unusual Occurrences, Year-to-Date 2017 200
Table B.2. Major Disturbances and Unusual Occurrences, 2016 202
Table C.1. Average Heat Content of Fossil-Fuel Receipts, May 2017 235
Table C.2. Comparison of Preliminary Monthly Data Versus Final Monthly Data at the U.S. Level, 2013 through 2015 236
Table C.3. Comparison of Preliminary Annual Data Versus Final Annual Data at the U.S. Level, 2013 through 2015 237
Table C.4. Unit of Measure Equivalents for Electricity 238