According to the EIA's Electric Power Annual, electric utility generating capability in the United States totaled 712,033 megawatts in 1997, and electric utilities received 881 million short tons of coal, 118 million barrels of petroleum, and 2,765 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas at a total delivered cost of $33 billion. Coal accounted for 84 percent of the total Btu content of fossil fuels delivered in 1997, while gas and petroleum accounted for 13 and 3 percent, respectively.