Table 5.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2001 - 2011 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2001 5,832,305 2,686,287 2,456,206 36,248 653,565
2002 6,126,062 2,259,684 3,148,595 32,545 685,239
2003 5,616,135 1,763,764 3,145,485 38,480 668,407
2004 5,674,580 1,809,443 3,265,896 32,839 566,401
2005 6,036,370 2,134,859 3,349,921 33,785 517,805
2006 6,461,615 2,478,396 3,412,826 34,623 535,770
2007 7,089,342 2,736,418 3,765,194 34,087 553,643
2008 6,895,843 2,730,134 3,612,197 33,403 520,109
2009 7,121,069 2,911,279 3,655,712 34,279 519,799
2010 7,680,185 3,290,993 3,794,423 39,462 555,307
2011 7,883,865 3,446,087 3,819,107 47,170 571,501
2009
January 504,728 197,397 262,573 2,895 41,863
February 470,035 188,726 240,488 2,672 38,149
March 518,595 216,765 257,925 2,752 41,153
April 468,256 188,630 239,017 2,575 38,034
May 533,170 221,387 269,991 2,517 39,276
June 664,674 282,521 336,070 2,780 43,303
July 802,024 329,356 421,170 3,188 48,309
August 864,501 346,858 464,687 3,358 49,598
September 713,414 291,103 372,510 3,051 46,749
October 558,901 229,615 282,576 2,852 43,858
November 478,878 197,075 236,559 2,585 42,660
December 543,893 221,847 272,147 3,053 46,846
2010
January 570,204 244,970 274,050 3,162 48,023
February 501,790 211,934 244,016 2,894 42,945
March 478,851 207,974 223,630 2,972 44,275
April 493,588 210,270 238,616 2,709 41,994
May 582,287 261,882 273,632 2,661 44,111
June 731,357 314,471 366,984 2,931 46,970
July 922,648 387,996 480,611 3,659 50,382
August 971,855 411,663 503,418 3,847 52,927
September 723,230 306,156 365,331 3,447 48,295
October 594,338 260,110 287,180 3,471 43,576
November 519,375 219,357 253,331 3,345 43,341
December 590,663 254,209 283,622 4,364 48,467
2011
January 563,712 238,731 273,552 3,518 47,910
February 505,126 208,813 250,551 3,069 42,692
March 503,090 217,538 239,429 3,169 42,953
April 545,924 243,866 253,900 3,062 45,096
May 598,689 268,818 279,002 4,043 46,826
June 727,189 330,305 344,944 3,957 47,982
July 967,125 430,187 478,936 5,316 52,686
August 951,425 421,042 471,544 5,001 53,838
September 711,980 306,699 352,213 4,290 48,779
October 599,544 266,740 284,312 3,727 44,764
November 568,007 242,306 275,414 3,709 46,579
December 642,055 271,041 315,311 4,309 51,394

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.
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.