| Table 1.1. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2011 and 2010 |
| Net Generation and Consumption of Fuels for January through December | |||||||||||
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| Total (All Sectors) | Electric Power Sector | Commercial | Industrial | ||||||||
| Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers |
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| Fuel | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Percentage Change | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2010 |
| Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours) | |||||||||||
| Coal | 1,733,430 | 1,847,290 | -6.2% | 1,301,107 | 1,378,028 | 416,783 | 449,709 | 1,049 | 1,111 | 14,490 | 18,441 |
| Petroleum Liquids | 16,086 | 23,337 | -31.1% | 11,688 | 17,258 | 3,655 | 5,117 | 86 | 117 | 657 | 844 |
| Petroleum Coke | 14,096 | 13,724 | 2.7% | 9,428 | 8,807 | 3,431 | 3,497 | 3 | 7 | 1,234 | 1,414 |
| Natural Gas | 1,013,689 | 987,697 | 2.6% | 414,843 | 392,616 | 511,447 | 508,774 | 5,487 | 4,725 | 81,911 | 81,583 |
| Other Gas | 11,566 | 11,313 | 2.2% | 29 | 52 | 2,911 | 2,915 | 3 | 3 | 8,624 | 8,343 |
| Nuclear | 790,204 | 806,968 | -2.1% | 415,298 | 424,843 | 374,906 | 382,126 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 319,355 | 260,203 | 22.7% | 291,413 | 236,104 | 26,117 | 22,351 | 26 | 80 | 1,799 | 1,668 |
| Other Renewables | 193,981 | 167,173 | 16.0% | 21,933 | 17,927 | 141,954 | 120,956 | 2,476 | 1,714 | 27,619 | 26,576 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | 37,449 | 37,172 | 0.7% | 2,023 | 2,328 | 8,709 | 9,118 | 26 | 21 | 26,691 | 25,706 |
| Other Biomass | 19,222 | 18,917 | 1.6% | 1,417 | 1,291 | 14,573 | 15,085 | 2,315 | 1,672 | 917 | 869 |
| Geothermal | 15,316 | 15,219 | 0.6% | 1,137 | 1,118 | 14,180 | 14,101 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 1,818 | 1,212 | 50.0% | 216 | 101 | 1,511 | 1,105 | 84 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Wind | 120,177 | 94,652 | 27.0% | 17,140 | 13,089 | 102,981 | 81,547 | 51 | 16 | 5 | -- |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | -5,905 | -5,501 | 7.3% | -5,298 | -4,466 | -607 | -1,035 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Energy Sources | 14,154 | 12,855 | 10.1% | 604 | 462 | 7,059 | 6,345 | 950 | 834 | 5,541 | 5,214 |
| All Energy Sources | 4,100,656 | 4,125,060 | -0.6% | 2,461,045 | 2,471,632 | 1,487,657 | 1,500,754 | 10,080 | 8,592 | 141,875 | 144,082 |
| Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation | |||||||||||
| Coal (1000 tons) | 934,938 | 979,684 | -4.6% | 689,316 | 721,431 | 239,541 | 249,814 | 347 | 314 | 5,735 | 8,125 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 27,326 | 40,103 | -31.9% | 20,844 | 30,806 | 5,633 | 8,278 | 133 | 164 | 716 | 855 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 5,012 | 4,994 | 0.4% | 3,449 | 3,325 | 1,277 | 1,354 | 1 | 2 | 286 | 313 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 7,883,865 | 7,680,185 | 2.7% | 3,446,087 | 3,290,993 | 3,819,107 | 3,794,423 | 47,170 | 39,462 | 571,501 | 555,307 |
| Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output | |||||||||||
| Coal (1000 tons) | 21,532 | 21,727 | -0.9% | -- | -- | 3,628 | 3,808 | 1,321 | 1,406 | 16,584 | 16,513 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 3,826 | 4,866 | -21.4% | -- | -- | 1,004 | 1,086 | 168 | 212 | 2,654 | 3,567 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 1,080 | 1,059 | 1.9% | -- | -- | 112 | 98 | 6 | 11 | 962 | 950 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 839,681 | 821,775 | 2.2% | -- | -- | 308,669 | 301,769 | 39,856 | 46,324 | 491,155 | 473,683 |
| Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output | |||||||||||
| Coal (1000 tons) | 956,470 | 1,001,411 | -4.5% | 689,316 | 721,431 | 243,168 | 253,621 | 1,668 | 1,720 | 22,319 | 24,638 |
| Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) | 31,152 | 44,968 | -30.7% | 20,844 | 30,806 | 6,637 | 9,364 | 301 | 376 | 3,370 | 4,422 |
| Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) | 6,092 | 6,053 | 0.6% | 3,449 | 3,325 | 1,388 | 1,452 | 6 | 12 | 1,248 | 1,264 |
| Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) | 8,723,546 | 8,501,960 | 2.6% | 3,446,087 | 3,290,993 | 4,127,777 | 4,096,192 | 87,026 | 85,786 | 1,062,657 | 1,028,990 |
| Sales, Revenue, and Average Retail Price for January through December | |||||||||
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| Total U.S. Electric Power Industry | |||||||||
| Retail Sales (million kWh) | Retail Revenue (million dollars) | Average Retail Price (cents/kWh) | |||||||
| Sector | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Percentage Change | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Percentage Change | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Percentage Change |
| Residential | 1,422,801 | 1,445,708 | -1.6% | 166,714 | 166,782 | -0.0% | 11.72 | 11.54 | 1.6% |
| Commercial | 1,328,057 | 1,330,199 | -0.2% | 135,926 | 135,559 | 0.3% | 10.23 | 10.19 | 0.4% |
| Industrial | 991,316 | 970,873 | 2.1% | 67,606 | 65,750 | 2.8% | 6.82 | 6.77 | 0.7% |
| Transportation | 7,672 | 7,712 | -0.5% | 803 | 815 | -1.5% | 10.46 | 10.57 | -1.0% |
| All Sectors | 3,749,846 | 3,754,493 | -0.1% | 371,049 | 368,906 | 0.6% | 9.90 | 9.83 | 0.7% |
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. * = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure. Coal generation and consumption includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, refined coal, synfuel, 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 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 coal synfuel ; waste coal is excluded. Retail sales 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 retail sales 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 final. 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-826, 'Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report.' U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' |