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Electricity Data: Average Cost of Fossil Fuels For Electricity Generation (per Btu) Application Programming Interface (API)

Published by U.S. Energy Information Administration | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: June 28, 2025 | Last Modified: 2015-07-27
This API provides data on the average cost of fossil fuels per Btu. Data organized by fuel type, i.e., coal, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite coal, petroleum liquids, petroleum coke, and natural gas. Also by sector, i.e., electric power, electric utility, independent power producers, commercial, and industrial. Annual, quarterly, and monthly data available. Based on Form EIA-423 and Form EIA-923 data. Users of the EIA API are required to obtain an API Key via this registration form: http://www.eia.gov/beta/api/register.cfm

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