| Table 7.21. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: |
| Total (All Sectors) by State, 2015 |
| Bituminous | Subbituminous | Lignite | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight | Receipts (Thousand Tons) | Average Sulfur Percent by Weight | Average Ash Percent by Weight |
| New England | 1,831 | 1.23 | 8.8 | 251 | 0.09 | 2.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut | 0 | -- | -- | 251 | 0.09 | 2.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maine | 104 | 0.72 | 8.2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Massachusetts | 1,070 | 0.64 | 9.7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | 657 | 2.16 | 7.4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Vermont | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 25,758 | 3.02 | 11.0 | 420 | 0.23 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Jersey | 854 | 1.43 | 7.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New York | 586 | 1.96 | 8.8 | 420 | 0.23 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 24,318 | 3.11 | 11.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East North Central | 78,115 | 3.08 | 10.0 | 96,734 | 0.25 | 4.9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Illinois | 10,032 | 3.53 | 18.9 | 45,555 | 0.21 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Indiana | 32,490 | 2.89 | 8.8 | 2,398 | 0.28 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 2,944 | 1.83 | 7.8 | 26,740 | 0.29 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio | 31,580 | 3.28 | 9.2 | 91 | 0.24 | 5.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wisconsin | 1,069 | 2.47 | 7.9 | 21,951 | 0.26 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1,572 | 3.43 | 8.9 | 114,458 | 0.28 | 5.2 | 23,027 | 0.85 | 10.1 |
| Iowa | 476 | 3.44 | 8.1 | 21,935 | 0.26 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 269 | 3.63 | 14.0 | 17,620 | 0.33 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 0 | -- | -- | 17,220 | 0.37 | 6.3 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 827 | 3.37 | 7.7 | 40,407 | 0.23 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 0 | -- | -- | 15,326 | 0.29 | 5.3 | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 850 | 0.36 | 4.5 | 23,027 | 0.85 | 10.1 |
| South Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 1,101 | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 99,249 | 2.16 | 10.3 | 11,577 | 0.32 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Delaware | 152 | 2.43 | 7.6 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Florida | 19,159 | 2.21 | 8.4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 8,909 | 2.13 | 9.3 | 11,310 | 0.32 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | 6,146 | 2.25 | 9.7 | 267 | 0.20 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina | 16,129 | 1.70 | 9.9 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 11,163 | 1.63 | 9.3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 7,791 | 1.16 | 14.3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | 29,799 | 2.81 | 11.4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East South Central | 50,041 | 2.54 | 9.2 | 23,521 | 0.27 | 5.1 | 3,133 | 0.47 | 13.6 |
| Alabama | 9,503 | 1.69 | 9.9 | 10,756 | 0.25 | 5.3 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 31,944 | 2.95 | 9.3 | 8,826 | 0.30 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | 1,281 | 1.22 | 7.1 | 712 | 0.27 | 5.3 | 3,133 | 0.47 | 13.6 |
| Tennessee | 7,314 | 2.11 | 8.5 | 3,227 | 0.23 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 988 | 2.01 | 18.7 | 95,093 | 0.28 | 5.1 | 39,340 | 0.95 | 16.5 |
| Arkansas | 84 | 0.69 | 9.1 | 14,695 | 0.26 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Louisiana | 305 | 3.00 | 9.3 | 7,139 | 0.29 | 5.2 | 3,452 | 0.61 | 15.2 |
| Oklahoma | 599 | 1.67 | 25.6 | 18,126 | 0.25 | 4.9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 0 | -- | -- | 55,133 | 0.29 | 5.2 | 35,888 | 0.98 | 16.6 |
| Mountain | 30,270 | 0.61 | 13.8 | 74,450 | 0.52 | 9.2 | 221 | 0.56 | 9.4 |
| Arizona | 6,779 | 0.58 | 10.5 | 14,756 | 0.66 | 10.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 3,056 | 0.51 | 10.5 | 15,216 | 0.31 | 5.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 0 | -- | -- | 9,777 | 0.70 | 10.1 | 221 | 0.56 | 9.4 |
| Nevada | 217 | 0.52 | 9.5 | 1,149 | 0.34 | 7.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 5,780 | 0.79 | 25.3 | 6,623 | 0.74 | 21.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 14,438 | 0.59 | 12.1 | 325 | 0.89 | 8.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 0 | -- | -- | 26,604 | 0.46 | 7.3 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 671 | 0.52 | 10.0 | 4,623 | 0.33 | 7.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| California | 671 | 0.52 | 10.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oregon | 0 | -- | -- | 1,476 | 0.23 | 4.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Washington | 0 | -- | -- | 3,146 | 0.38 | 9.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 599 | 1.07 | 5.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 106 | 0.16 | 9.8 |
| Alaska | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 106 | 0.16 | 9.8 |
| Hawaii | 599 | 1.07 | 5.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 289,093 | 2.40 | 10.4 | 421,127 | 0.32 | 5.8 | 65,826 | 0.89 | 14.1 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Notes: Bituminous coal includes anthracite coal and coal-derived synthesis gas. See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |