| Table 7.23. Receipts and Quality of Coal by Rank Delivered for Electricity Generation: |
| Independent Power Producers 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 | 1,144 | 0.65 | 9.6 | 251 | 0.09 | 2.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut | 0 | -- | -- | 251 | 0.09 | 2.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maine | 74 | 0.72 | 8.3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Massachusetts | 1,070 | 0.64 | 9.7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Vermont | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 25,073 | 3.05 | 11.0 | 420 | 0.23 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Jersey | 854 | 1.43 | 7.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| New York | 278 | 2.29 | 9.3 | 420 | 0.23 | 5.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 23,942 | 3.12 | 11.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East North Central | 32,476 | 3.33 | 11.8 | 38,731 | 0.21 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Illinois | 6,090 | 3.68 | 26.4 | 38,637 | 0.21 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Indiana | 2,858 | 3.28 | 10.3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 258 | 1.02 | 6.6 | 3 | 0.22 | 5.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio | 23,270 | 3.30 | 9.4 | 91 | 0.24 | 5.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wisconsin | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 11,929 | 2.59 | 10.3 | 267 | 0.20 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Delaware | 152 | 2.43 | 7.6 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Florida | 589 | 1.00 | 10.9 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | 5,871 | 2.26 | 9.2 | 267 | 0.20 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina | 237 | 0.79 | 9.7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 855 | 0.87 | 8.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | 4,225 | 3.77 | 12.3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| East South Central | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 3,133 | 0.47 | 13.6 |
| Alabama | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 3,133 | 0.47 | 13.6 |
| Tennessee | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 599 | 1.67 | 25.6 | 34,125 | 0.32 | 5.2 | 29,619 | 0.94 | 16.0 |
| Arkansas | 0 | -- | -- | 2,475 | 0.28 | 5.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Louisiana | 0 | -- | -- | 4,416 | 0.31 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oklahoma | 599 | 1.67 | 25.6 | 713 | 0.24 | 4.7 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 0 | -- | -- | 26,521 | 0.32 | 5.2 | 29,619 | 0.94 | 16.0 |
| Mountain | 0 | -- | -- | 10,819 | 0.67 | 9.6 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Arizona | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 0 | -- | -- | 9,777 | 0.70 | 10.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 0 | -- | -- | 510 | 0.27 | 5.2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 0 | -- | -- | 532 | 0.46 | 6.1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 0 | -- | -- | 3,146 | 0.38 | 9.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| California | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Oregon | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Washington | 0 | -- | -- | 3,146 | 0.38 | 9.0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 599 | 1.07 | 5.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | 599 | 1.07 | 5.8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 71,820 | 3.03 | 11.3 | 87,759 | 0.31 | 5.7 | 32,752 | 0.90 | 15.8 |
| 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." |