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Data for March 2024 Release Date: May 23, 2024 Next Release Date: June 26, 2024 Full report PDF
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Table ES1.A. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2024 and 2023
 

Net Generation and Consumption of Fuels for March
  Total (All Sectors) Electric Power Sector Commercial Industrial Residential

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type March 2024 March 2023 Percentage Change March 2024 March 2023 March 2024 March 2023 March 2024 March 2023 March 2024 March 2023 March 2024 March 2023
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 38,360 50,057 -23.4% 31,015 37,662 6,934 12,026 18 16 393 353 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 816 976 -16.5% 611 698 161 221 6 7 37 50 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 150 323 -53.4% 40 166 94 121 0 0.20 17 35 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 130,423 132,207 -1.3% 64,927 64,884 56,850 58,486 725 651 7,920 8,187 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 723 961 -24.8% 0 0 200 261 0 0 523 700 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 63,346 62,820 0.8% 35,957 36,091 27,389 26,730 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 22,945 20,197 13.6% 20,529 18,020 2,306 2,073 NM NM 88 85 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 66,526 62,075 7.2% 11,013 9,956 53,190 49,794 374 365 1,949 1,959 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 45,879 44,580 2.9% 8,529 7,759 37,323 36,789 14 19 14 13 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 15,668 12,144 29.0% 2,277 1,888 13,285 10,175 69 56 37 26 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 2,500 2,623 -4.7% 74 162 606 604 4 7 1,817 1,849 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 1,239 1,348 -8.1% 75 86 795 907 287 283 81 72 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 1,240 1,380 -10.2% 58 61 1,182 1,320 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -342 -511 -33.1% -213 -389 -128 -122 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 693 814 -14.9% 6 17 199 278 244 241 244 277 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 323,639 329,920 -1.9% 163,884 167,105 147,194 149,867 1,390 1,300 11,171 11,647 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 7,131 6,003 18.8% 0 0 0 0 1,847 1,658 407 374 4,877 3,972
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 22,577 17,994 25.5% 2,277 1,888 13,063 10,021 1,916 1,713 445 399 4,877 3,972
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 22,799 18,148 25.6% 2,277 1,888 13,285 10,175 1,916 1,713 445 399 4,877 3,972
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 22,241 28,612 -22.3% 17,467 21,189 4,635 7,301 6 5 133 117 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,459 1,713 -14.8% 1,142 1,280 259 365 17 16 40 52 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 59 115 -49.0% 22 73 30 NM 0 0.05 7 12 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 937,983 955,703 -1.9% 488,672 489,302 396,135 412,237 4,398 4,094 48,778 50,070 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 898 850 5.6% 126 139 53 63 31 31 687 617 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 303 350 -13.4% 4 5 21 26 65 27 213 292 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 40 58 -31.0% 0 2 8 NM 0 0.20 32 46 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 103,471 106,424 -2.8% 4,381 3,934 26,236 26,486 6,539 6,508 66,315 69,496 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 23,139 29,462 -21.5% 17,593 21,328 4,688 7,364 37 37 820 734 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,762 2,063 -14.6% 1,146 1,286 281 390 81 43 253 344 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 99 173 -43.0% 22 75 38 NM 0 0.25 39 59 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,041,453 1,062,127 -1.9% 493,052 493,236 422,371 438,723 10,937 10,602 115,093 119,566 0 0
Fuel Stocks (end-of-month)
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 134,122 109,488 22.5% 110,604 89,846 23,004 19,158 51 50 464 435 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 23,689 25,318 -6.4% 13,696 14,802 8,623 8,791 296 330 1,074 1,395 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 564 649 -13.2% 328 505 5 8 1 1 229 135 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for March
  Total U.S. Electric Power Industry

Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers
(million kWh)		 Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers (million dollars) Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers (cents/kWh)
Sector March 2024 March 2023 Percentage Change March 2024 March 2023 Percentage Change March 2024 March 2023 Percentage Change
Residential 103,974 110,792 -6.2% 17,347 17,627 -1.6% 16.68 15.91 4.8%
Commercial 108,266 110,071 -1.6% 13,810 13,734 0.5% 12.76 12.48 2.2%
Industrial 82,428 84,426 -2.4% 6,373 6,576 -3.1% 7.73 7.79 -0.8%
Transportation 611 567 7.7% 73 69 5.3% 11.91 12.18 -2.2%
All Sectors 295,280 305,856 -3.5% 37,602 38,006 -1.1% 12.73 12.43 2.4%


NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Coal generation and consumption includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, refined coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil.
Petroleum Coke includes petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke.
Natural gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.
Other Gases includes blast furnace gas, hydrogen gas, and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels.
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels include wood, black liquor, and other wood waste.
Other Biomass includes biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Coal stocks include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, refined coal, and synthetic coal; waste coal is excluded.
Sales of electricity to ultimate customers and net generation may not correspond exactly for a particular month for a variety of reasons (e.g., sales data may include imported electricity).
Net generation is presented for the calendar month while sales of electricity to ultimate customers and associated revenue accumulate from bills collected for periods of time that vary depending
upon customer class and consumption occurring during and outside the calendar month.
Note: Values are preliminary. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
See technical notes for additional information including more on the Commercial, Industrial, and Transportation sectors.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M, 'Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report.'
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.'