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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.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2024 and 2023
 

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

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD Percentage Change March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 158,077 157,819 0.2% 124,334 120,271 32,543 36,386 68 58 1,132 1,104 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 3,083 3,100 -0.6% 2,242 2,154 678 777 22 23 142 147 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 667 1,064 -37.3% 330 689 282 286 1 1 53 87 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 421,863 393,861 7.1% 207,574 192,424 187,042 175,217 2,168 1,934 25,079 24,285 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 2,532 2,863 -11.6% 0 0 705 785 0 0 1,827 2,078 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 197,009 194,497 1.3% 111,648 110,879 85,361 83,619 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 63,779 61,165 4.3% 56,873 54,761 6,581 6,089 64 62 261 253 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 175,644 171,913 2.2% 28,270 27,851 140,474 137,058 1,124 1,074 5,776 5,931 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 122,480 125,976 -2.8% 21,875 22,174 100,534 103,711 35 53 36 37 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 37,708 29,378 28.4% 5,477 4,520 31,972 24,666 172 130 86 62 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 7,789 8,278 -5.9% 515 669 1,816 1,964 26 25 5,433 5,620 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 3,790 4,043 -6.3% 229 255 2,449 2,710 891 866 221 212 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 3,877 4,240 -8.6% 174 233 3,703 4,007 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -1,149 -1,570 -26.8% -774 -1,247 -375 -323 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 2,213 2,496 -11.3% 38 55 648 845 769 744 758 853 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 1,023,719 987,209 3.7% 530,536 507,836 453,939 440,738 4,217 3,897 35,028 34,738 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 17,330 14,396 20.4% 0 0 0 0 4,449 3,993 974 881 11,907 9,521
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 54,618 43,427 25.8% 5,477 4,520 31,552 24,320 4,621 4,123 1,061 943 11,907 9,521
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 55,038 43,773 25.7% 5,477 4,520 31,972 24,666 4,621 4,123 1,061 943 11,907 9,521
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 90,527 90,968 -0.5% 70,012 68,559 20,107 22,020 22 19 387 370 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 5,664 5,504 2.9% 4,278 3,978 1,180 1,318 54 54 152 155 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 297 414 -28.3% 186 296 90 87 0.34 0.41 20 30 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 3,032,443 2,840,068 6.8% 1,553,395 1,446,910 1,312,832 1,232,536 13,129 12,010 153,087 148,612 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 2,635 2,614 0.8% 411 419 144 177 111 104 1,969 1,914 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,085 1,026 5.8% 28 20 66 89 194 109 797 807 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 134 149 -10.2% 0.23 4 24 40 2 2 108 103 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 322,322 313,830 2.7% 13,096 12,273 81,495 77,699 20,127 19,292 207,605 204,566 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 93,163 93,582 -0.4% 70,422 68,978 20,251 22,197 133 123 2,356 2,284 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 6,750 6,530 3.4% 4,306 3,998 1,246 1,408 248 163 949 962 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 430 563 -23.5% 186 300 114 127 2 2 129 133 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 3,354,765 3,153,898 6.4% 1,566,490 1,459,183 1,394,327 1,310,235 33,255 31,303 360,692 353,178 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for January through 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 YTD March 2023 YTD Percentage Change March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD Percentage Change March 2024 YTD March 2023 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 364,529 355,394 2.6% 58,368 56,044 4.1% 16.01 15.77 1.5%
Commercial 329,503 321,998 2.3% 42,008 40,700 3.2% 12.75 12.64 0.9%
Industrial 243,067 239,445 1.5% 19,156 19,305 -0.8% 7.88 8.06 -2.2%
Transportation 1,734 1,686 2.9% 218 211 3.4% 12.56 12.51 0.4%
All Sectors 938,833 918,522 2.2% 119,750 116,260 3.0% 12.76 12.66 0.8%

YTD = Year to Date
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.'