Table 5.2.C. Petroleum Liquids: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2001 - 2011 (Thousand Barrels)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2001 212,279 126,367 62,788 1,801 21,323
2002 146,643 88,595 39,320 1,210 17,517
2003 189,260 105,319 62,617 1,394 19,929
2004 185,761 103,793 57,843 1,963 22,162
2005 185,631 98,223 63,546 1,584 22,278
2006 87,898 53,529 18,332 886 15,150
2007 95,895 56,910 24,097 691 14,198
2008 61,379 38,995 14,463 621 7,300
2009 51,690 31,847 11,181 477 8,185
2010 44,968 30,806 9,364 376 4,422
2011 31,152 20,844 6,637 301 3,370
2009
January 9,492 4,402 3,861 170 1,060
February 4,700 2,562 1,185 64 889
March 4,273 2,335 1,128 31 779
April 3,322 2,138 506 26 653
May 4,325 2,868 541 19 896
June 4,085 2,916 496 14 659
July 4,150 2,957 595 19 578
August 4,670 3,153 949 31 538
September 3,289 2,299 418 15 558
October 3,555 2,590 478 17 469
November 2,713 1,749 447 29 489
December 3,117 1,879 577 44 617
2010
January 6,193 4,381 1,188 48 576
February 2,660 1,599 532 41 489
March 2,512 1,775 371 18 348
April 2,367 1,633 392 19 323
May 3,507 2,593 589 28 297
June 4,789 3,667 839 26 257
July 5,620 3,545 1,679 59 336
August 4,582 3,232 1,035 40 274
September 3,157 2,154 711 22 271
October 2,427 1,581 463 15 367
November 2,433 1,487 564 13 369
December 4,722 3,161 1,000 46 515
2011
January 3,863 2,207 1,099 95 462
February 2,447 1,590 472 42 343
March 2,493 1,737 425 19 312
April 2,736 2,091 380 8 258
May 2,578 1,886 430 12 250
June 2,642 1,745 636 9 253
July 3,198 1,906 1,045 23 225
August 2,573 1,749 572 20 233
September 2,114 1,427 431 23 232
October 2,145 1,481 367 14 283
November 2,124 1,488 361 24 251
December 2,238 1,539 419 11 269

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. See Glossary for definitions.
Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils, jet fuel, kerosene, waste oil, and beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011 propane was included in Other Gases.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report, and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report.