The average cost of petroleum coke for electricity generation in the United States was 1.91 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in 2019. This was a notable decrease compared to the previous year, when costs amounted to 2.54 U.S. dollars. The peak was recorded in 2011.
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Average cost of petroleum coke for the electric power industry in the United States from 2006 to 2019
(in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)
Characteristic
Average cost in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units
2019
1.91
2018
2.54
2017
2.13
2016
1.65
2015
1.84
2014
1.98
2013
2.18
2012
2.24
2011
3.03
2010
2.28
2009
1.61
2008
2.11
2007
1.51
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EIA. (February 12, 2021). Average cost of petroleum coke for the electric power industry in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657096/average-cost-of-petroleum-coke-for-us-electricity-generation/
EIA. "Average cost of petroleum coke for the electric power industry in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)." Chart. February 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657096/average-cost-of-petroleum-coke-for-us-electricity-generation/
EIA. (2021). Average cost of petroleum coke for the electric power industry in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657096/average-cost-of-petroleum-coke-for-us-electricity-generation/
EIA. "Average Cost of Petroleum Coke for The Electric Power Industry in The United States from 2006 to 2019 (in U.S. Dollars per Million British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657096/average-cost-of-petroleum-coke-for-us-electricity-generation/
EIA, Average cost of petroleum coke for the electric power industry in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657096/average-cost-of-petroleum-coke-for-us-electricity-generation/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Average cost of petroleum coke for the electric power industry in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, February 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657096/average-cost-of-petroleum-coke-for-us-electricity-generation/
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