U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, January - March 2024

Table 44. Average quality of coal received at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

Year to date

Census division

and state1

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic

Btu 12,182 13,831 12,171 12,182 12,171 0.1

Sulfur 0.82 1.26 0.60 0.82 0.60 36.5

Ash 8.93 5.68 8.63 8.93 8.63 3.5

Pennsylvania

Btu 12,182 13,831 12,171 12,182 12,171 0.1

Sulfur 0.82 1.26 0.60 0.82 0.60 36.5

Ash 8.93 5.68 8.63 8.93 8.63 3.5

East North Central

Btu 11,155 11,158 11,169 11,155 11,169 -0.1

Sulfur 2.63 2.96 2.91 2.63 2.91 -9.7

Ash 9.71 9.75 9.83 9.71 9.83 -1.2

Illinois

Btu 11,161 11,192 11,142 11,161 11,142 0.2

Sulfur 3.14 3.11 3.05 3.14 3.05 3.0

Ash 9.98 9.71 9.84 9.98 9.84 1.5

Indiana

Btu 11,140 11,075 11,255 11,140 11,255 -1.0

Sulfur 1.57 2.61 2.49 1.57 2.49 -36.8

Ash 9.14 9.84 9.81 9.14 9.81 -6.8

West North Central

Btu 10,297 9,608 10,336 10,297 10,336 -0.4

Sulfur 2.07 1.02 1.49 2.07 1.49 38.8

Ash 7.68 7.83 6.60 7.68 6.60 16.4

Iowa

Btu 10,422 9,454 11,196 10,422 11,196 -6.9

Sulfur 2.45 0.87 2.31 2.45 2.31 6.3

Ash 6.45 7.15 7.89 6.45 7.89 -18.2

Minnesota

Btu 9,439 - 9,503 9,439 9,503 -0.7

Sulfur 0.34 - 0.32 0.34 0.32 6.3

Ash 4.08 - 4.19 4.08 4.19 -2.6

Missouri

Btu 11,301 11,325 11,320 11,301 11,320 -0.2

Sulfur 3.06 2.46 3.09 3.06 3.09 -1.0

Ash 9.22 11.21 8.60 9.22 8.60 7.2

North Dakota

Btu 8,879 8,820 9,178 8,879 9,178 -3.3

Sulfur 0.34 0.37 0.31 0.34 0.31 9.7

Ash 8.71 6.43 4.95 8.71 4.95 76.0

South Atlantic

Btu 13,068 13,099 12,737 13,068 12,737 2.6

Sulfur 1.60 1.50 1.12 1.60 1.12 42.4

Ash 7.56 7.49 7.54 7.56 7.54 0.4

North Carolina

Btu 12,830 13,059 12,952 12,830 12,952 -0.9

Sulfur 1.86 1.61 1.35 1.86 1.35 38.0

Ash 8.71 7.79 9.40 8.71 9.40 -7.4

Virginia

Btu 13,667 13,325 12,484 13,667 12,484 9.5

Sulfur 0.93 0.84 0.86 0.93 0.86 8.8

Ash 4.69 5.71 5.36 4.69 5.36 -12.5

Mountain

Btu 11,608 11,880 11,465 11,608 11,465 1.2

Sulfur 0.51 0.48 0.45 0.51 0.45 13.2

Ash 10.25 10.49 11.70 10.25 11.70 -12.4

Colorado
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, January - March 2024

Year to date

Census division

and state1

January - March

2024

October - December

2023

January - March

2023 2024 2023

Percent

change

Btu 12,562 12,531 - 12,562 - -

Sulfur 0.50 0.53 - 0.50 - -

Ash 10.97 10.06 - 10.97 - -

Montana

Wyoming

Btu 11,562 11,609 11,465 11,562 11,465 0.8

Sulfur 0.51 0.46 0.45 0.51 0.45 13.3

Ash 10.22 10.67 11.70 10.22 11.70 -12.6

Pacific

Btu 7,569 7,582 7,603 7,569 7,603 -0.4

Sulfur 0.33 0.15 0.12 0.33 0.12 175.1

Ash 5.41 6.30 5.33 5.41 5.33 1.4

Alaska

Btu 7,569 7,582 7,603 7,569 7,603 -0.4

Sulfur 0.33 0.15 0.12 0.33 0.12 175.1

Ash 5.41 6.30 5.33 5.41 5.33 1.4

U.S. Total

Btu 8,730 8,745 8,883 8,730 8,883 -1.7

Sulfur 0.88 0.65 0.82 0.88 0.82 7.2

Ash 6.40 6.88 6.44 6.40 6.44 -0.6

1 Quality units are Btu (per pound); sulfur (percent by weight); and ash (percent by weight).

- = No data reported.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'