U.S. Energy Information Administration Quarterly Coal Report, October - December 2023

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

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2023

July - September

2023

October - December

2022 2023 2022

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic

Btu 13,831 - 12,757 12,385 13,078 -5.3

Sulfur 1.26 - 0.64 0.70 0.78 -10.3

Ash 5.68 - 6.35 8.29 6.72 23.3

Pennsylvania

Btu 13,831 - 12,757 12,385 13,078 -5.3

Sulfur 1.26 - 0.64 0.70 0.78 -10.3

Ash 5.68 - 6.35 8.29 6.72 23.3

East North Central

Btu 11,158 11,059 11,046 11,147 11,114 0.3

Sulfur 2.96 3.15 2.99 3.01 2.99 0.8

Ash 9.75 10.28 10.40 9.87 10.03 -1.6

Illinois

Btu 11,192 11,061 11,044 11,121 11,089 0.3

Sulfur 3.11 3.18 3.04 3.12 3.18 -1.7

Ash 9.71 10.36 10.46 9.90 10.06 -1.6

Indiana

Btu 11,075 11,035 11,050 11,234 11,147 0.8

Sulfur 2.61 2.78 2.88 2.64 2.73 -3.1

Ash 9.84 8.92 10.28 9.78 9.98 -2.0

West North Central

Btu 9,608 10,446 10,657 10,098 10,696 -5.6

Sulfur 1.02 2.30 2.34 1.25 2.26 -44.8

Ash 7.83 8.09 8.84 6.72 8.26 -18.6

Iowa

Btu 9,454 11,173 10,941 10,880 11,138 -2.3

Sulfur 0.87 3.28 2.74 1.85 2.77 -33.2

Ash 7.15 9.26 9.39 7.67 8.96 -14.4

Minnesota

Btu - - 9,323 9,496 8,866 7.1

Sulfur - - 0.33 0.32 0.29 9.4

Ash - - 4.70 4.18 4.70 -10.9

Missouri

Btu 11,325 - 11,419 11,322 11,444 -1.1

Sulfur 2.46 - 3.00 2.87 3.03 -5.3

Ash 11.21 - 9.37 9.53 9.00 5.9

North Dakota

Btu 8,820 9,090 9,011 9,035 9,083 -0.5

Sulfur 0.37 0.47 0.34 0.34 0.39 -10.8

Ash 6.43 5.90 6.75 5.39 6.13 -12.1

South Atlantic

Btu 13,099 13,036 12,992 12,981 12,942 0.3

Sulfur 1.50 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.44 -8.3

Ash 7.49 8.17 8.21 7.58 8.25 -8.2

North Carolina

Btu 13,059 12,835 12,926 12,985 12,818 1.3

Sulfur 1.61 1.47 1.42 1.51 1.58 -4.4

Ash 7.79 9.05 8.61 8.46 8.83 -4.1

Virginia

Btu 13,325 13,779 13,405 12,973 13,495 -3.9

Sulfur 0.84 0.77 0.75 0.83 0.80 4.2

Ash 5.71 4.90 5.71 5.34 5.68 -6.1

East South Central

Btu - - - - 13,232 -

Sulfur - - - - 0.60 -

Ash - - - - 4.53 -

Kentucky

Btu - - - - 13,232 -
U.S. Energy Information Administration Quarterly Coal Report, October - December 2023

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2023

July - September

2023

October - December

2022 2023 2022

Percent

change

Sulfur - - - - 0.60 -

Ash - - - - 4.53 -

Mountain

Btu 11,880 10,264 11,171 10,777 11,428 -5.7

Sulfur 0.48 0.53 0.53 0.51 0.48 5.7

Ash 10.49 9.03 12.08 9.72 11.20 -13.2

Colorado

Btu 12,531 - - 12,531 - -

Sulfur 0.53 - - 0.53 - -

Ash 10.06 - - 10.06 - -

Montana

Btu - 10,264 10,689 10,264 10,689 -4.0

Sulfur - 0.53 0.74 0.53 0.74 -28.4

Ash - 9.03 10.67 9.03 10.67 -15.4

Wyoming

Btu 11,609 - 11,348 11,538 11,515 0.2

Sulfur 0.46 - 0.45 0.46 0.45 1.1

Ash 10.67 - 12.60 11.17 11.26 -0.8

Pacific

Btu 7,582 7,659 7,704 7,613 7,582 0.4

Sulfur 0.15 0.14 0.20 0.13 0.18 -25.5

Ash 6.30 5.09 6.43 5.69 6.73 -15.5

Alaska

Btu 7,582 7,659 7,704 7,613 7,582 0.4

Sulfur 0.15 0.14 0.20 0.13 0.18 -25.5

Ash 6.30 5.09 6.43 5.69 6.73 -15.5

U.S. Total

Btu 8,745 8,544 9,129 8,688 9,041 -3.9

Sulfur 0.65 0.64 0.96 0.71 1.06 -33.0

Ash 6.88 6.06 7.53 6.53 7.67 -14.9

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.'