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105 rows
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Coal Inventory and Deliveries to Power Plants

This dataset provides comprehensive records of coal stockpile inventories and delivery events at power plants, including tonnage, delivery method, fuel quality metrics (heat content, sulfur, ash), and burn rates. It enables detailed analysis of fuel security, supply chain logistics, and emissions compliance for energy producers and regulators.

last updated 2 Nov 2025
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Monitoring fuel security and inventory levels at power plants

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 105 rows · all 17 columns

plant_idstring	delivery_methodstring	coal_heat_content_btu_per_lbfloat	plant_statestring	plant_namestring	plant_street_addressstring	plant_citystring	plant_postal_codestring	plant_countrystring	inventory_datedate	coal_stockpile_tonnagefloat	coal_delivery_idstring	delivery_datedate	delivery_tonnagefloat	coal_sulfur_content_pctfloat	coal_ash_content_pctfloat	burn_rate_tons_per_dayfloat
PLNT001	barge	13260	KY	Paducah River Energy Station	159 Riverfront Dr	Paducah	42001	USA	2022-02-11	320000	DEL10001	2022-02-09	97000	2.1	13.2	2100
PLNT002	rail	13920	TX	South Houston Power Plant	1080 Bay Dr	Houston	77017	USA	2023-03-03	1450000	DEL10002	2023-02-28	580000	3.7	22.5	5700
PLNT003	barge	12550	OH	Lake Erie Utilities Station	3201 Harbor Rd	Cleveland	44102	USA	2021-05-13	89000	DEL10003	2021-05-10	37500	1.5	11.8	1200
PLNT004	truck	10210	AZ	Desert Valley Power Plant	blank	Phoenix	85034	USA	2021-11-20	1450	DEL10004	2021-11-18	560	0.8	4.2	95
PLNT005	rail	13740	IL	Chicagoland Energy Plant	1010 Southport Ave	Chicago	60616	USA	2024-01-15	2100000	DEL10005	2024-01-13	790000	4.5	27.9	6900
PLNT006	truck	10190	HI	Honolulu Utilities Plant	N/A	Honolulu	96819	USA	2023-08-14	1100	DEL10006	2023-08-12	480	0.3	3.1	40
PLNT007	truck	9630	CA	San Francisco Bay Power	1800 Wharf St	San Francisco	94124	USA	2022-06-07	1200	DEL10007	2022-06-06	320	0.4	5.9	35
PLNT008	rail	11520	KS	Kansas Prairie Utilities	2831 Wheatfield Rd	Wichita	67213	USA	2021-07-14	33000	DEL10008	2021-07-12	11000	1.1	7.5	1400
PLNT009	rail	12300	MN	Twin Cities Energy Plant	4157 North Ave	Minneapolis	55412	USA	2022-03-19	77000	DEL10009	2022-03-15	24000	1.3	8.9	1000
PLNT010	barge	10280	WA	Seattle Port Utilities	N/A	Seattle	98108	USA	2023-04-24	1240	DEL10010	2023-04-20	900	1	6	90
PLNT011	rail	12840	OH	Ohio Valley Power Station	7287 Industrial Pkwy	Columbus	43228	USA	2022-09-02	125000	DEL10011	2022-08-30	58000	2.5	12.1	1800
PLNT012	barge	12580	LA	Baton Rouge Utilities	4221 River Rd	Baton Rouge	70805	USA	2021-12-04	92000	DEL10012	2021-12-01	33000	2.9	9.7	1200
PLNT013	barge	12640	MO	St. Louis River Power	1333 Wharf St	St. Louis	63103	USA	2022-07-05	115000	DEL10013	2022-07-02	41000	2.3	11	1400
PLNT014	rail	11860	NE	Omaha Plains Energy	3310 Cornhusker Hwy	Omaha	68107	USA	2021-08-29	49000	DEL10014	2021-08-28	16000	1	6.9	1200
PLNT015	rail	11680	MI	Detroit Metro Station	2255 Industrial Ave	Detroit	48216	USA	2023-05-11	22000	DEL10015	2023-05-09	9000	0.7	5	800
PLNT016	rail	12030	OK	Tulsa Energy Plant	5500 Riverside Dr	Tulsa	74105	USA	2022-10-10	62000	DEL10016	2022-10-09	20000	1.2	8.8	1200
PLNT017	rail	14100	PA	Pittsburgh Utilities	4333 Steel Blvd	Pittsburgh	15222	USA	2021-03-07	1640000	DEL10017	2021-03-05	530000	4.8	35.7	6600
PLNT018	truck	11250	CO	Denver Mountain Station	9200 Peak St	Denver	80216	USA	2022-12-22	42000	DEL10018	2022-12-21	1200	0.9	5.4	200
PLNT019	barge	12680	TN	Riverbend Power Station	3011 River Rd	Memphis	38109	USA	2021-10-15	99000	DEL10019	2021-10-13	32000	2.4	10.9	1300
PLNT020	truck	11380	AL	Birmingham Utilities	2020 Iron St	Birmingham	35204	USA	2022-01-21	68000	DEL10020	2022-01-20	1800	1	6.1	190

What the 105 rows show

from the 105-row sample

Truck (delivery method) stands out: mean coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb is 9,884, against 12,690 for the rest.

12,100median coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb
67,000median coal_stockpile_tonnage
18,100median delivery_tonnage
1.6median coal_sulfur_content_pct
8.8median coal_ash_content_pct
1,020median burn_rate_tons_per_day

Mean coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb by delivery_method105 rows

coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb105 rows, in bands of 1,000

Median 12,100, from 8,510 to 14,500.

plant_state105 rows · top 10 of 29 values

17 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 9
float 6
date 2

Columns

17 columns in three groups

blueprint · 17 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 9 columns
`plant_id`	string	Unique identifier for the power plant or generating station	PLNT001
`plant_name`	string	Name of the power plant or generating station	Chicagoland Energy Plant
`plant_street_address`	string	Street address of the power plantoptional	159 Riverfront Dr
`plant_city`	string	City where the power plant is locatedoptional	Paducah
`plant_state`	string	State or province where the power plant is locatedoptional	KY
`plant_postal_code`	string	Postal code of the power plant locationoptional	42001
`plant_country`	string	Country where the power plant is locatedoptional	USA
`coal_delivery_id`	string	Unique identifier for the coal delivery eventunique	DEL10001
`delivery_method`	string	Method of coal delivery (rail, barge, truck)rail · barge · truck	barge
Numbers 6 columns
`coal_stockpile_tonnage`	float	Total coal stockpile inventory in tons at the plant on the inventory date0 or more	320000
`delivery_tonnage`	float	Amount of coal delivered in tons0 or more	97000
`coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb`	float	Heat content of delivered coal in British thermal units per pound (Btu/lb)0 or more	13260
`coal_sulfur_content_pct`	float	Sulfur content of delivered coal as a percentage by weight0 to 100	2.1
`coal_ash_content_pct`	float	Ash content of delivered coal as a percentage by weight0 to 100	13.2
`burn_rate_tons_per_day`	float	Average daily burn rate of coal at the plant in tons per day0 or more	2100
Dates and times 2 columns
`inventory_date`	date	Date of coal inventory measurement	2022-02-11
`delivery_date`	date	Date when coal delivery was received	2022-02-09

Use it for

An energy dashboard
Coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb by delivery_method and a breakdown of plant_state. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
Why do the 32 truck rows have a mean coal_heat_content_btu_per_lb of 9,884?
A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
Plants105
PLNT00113260barge
PLNT00213920rail
PLNT00312550barge
A software demo
Believable plants with plant_name, plant_street_address and plant_city to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

This dataset105 rows17 columns

Yours1,000 rows17 columnsplant_street_address: UK only

blueprint · coal-inventory-and-deliveries-to-power-plants

Behind this dataset

Same schema. As many rows as you need.

These 105 rows came out of a blueprint — 17 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.

Rules it was built with

Plant name and generating unit ID
Coal type: bituminous, sub-bituminous, lignite, anthracite
Inventory level (tons on-site) and days of supply at current burn rate
Coal deliveries: tonnage, delivery method (unit train, barge, truck)
Heat content (Btu/lb), typically 8,000-13,000 Btu/lb depending on coal rank
Sulfur content (%) for SO2 emissions compliance
Ash content (%) and ash disposal considerations
Target inventory levels for fuel security (30-60 days supply)

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API slug: coal-inventory-and-deliveries-to-power-plants

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