Table 5.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2012 - 2022 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2012 9,484,710 4,101,927 4,686,260 63,116 633,407
2013 8,596,299 3,970,447 3,917,131 66,570 642,152
2014 8,544,387 3,895,008 3,954,032 71,957 623,390
2015 10,016,576 4,745,255 4,576,683 70,092 624,545
2016 10,170,110 5,018,894 4,571,375 46,304 533,537
2017 9,508,062 4,754,893 4,161,984 50,060 541,126
2018 10,842,129 5,560,267 4,663,935 52,650 565,276
2019 11,612,858 5,980,679 4,958,798 55,575 617,805
2020 11,928,104 6,196,152 5,061,569 51,827 618,556
2021 11,502,569 5,876,442 4,995,247 45,537 585,343
2022 12,384,098 6,376,042 5,364,051 48,658 595,347
Year 2020
January 976,483 504,731 411,105 4,616 56,032
February 917,866 478,737 383,490 4,211 51,428
March 915,706 486,128 373,112 3,944 52,521
April 799,298 428,329 320,603 3,491 46,874
May 858,837 465,031 342,427 3,664 47,715
June 1,065,962 559,710 450,418 4,366 51,468
July 1,372,851 704,273 607,755 5,434 55,389
August 1,302,728 665,889 576,428 5,247 55,165
September 1,038,152 525,453 459,392 4,433 48,874
October 971,619 502,114 416,665 4,222 48,618
November 796,405 407,055 336,578 3,818 48,953
December 912,197 468,702 383,595 4,381 55,518
Year 2021
January 888,929 451,377 380,506 3,962 53,084
February 801,381 404,132 351,999 3,474 41,775
March 761,278 396,874 316,236 3,483 44,685
April 779,081 408,210 324,097 2,984 43,790
May 834,675 433,323 352,461 3,102 45,790
June 1,111,149 575,818 481,482 3,988 49,861
July 1,266,884 654,378 553,358 4,491 54,657
August 1,288,895 657,227 573,063 4,714 53,891
September 1,011,461 508,790 451,326 4,074 47,271
October 962,719 474,461 436,070 3,768 48,420
November 891,827 451,592 386,597 3,669 49,969
December 904,290 460,260 388,053 3,827 52,149
Year 2022
January 972,571 499,668 416,488 3,980 52,436
February 823,713 414,497 360,403 3,525 45,288
March 800,152 407,227 339,907 3,791 49,227
April 767,572 391,895 325,930 3,536 46,211
May 947,261 488,790 406,341 3,767 48,363
June 1,168,712 623,024 491,993 4,050 49,645
July 1,430,805 752,312 619,375 4,873 54,245
August 1,407,824 722,888 625,436 5,064 54,436
September 1,149,683 579,459 517,292 4,325 48,606
October 971,750 491,554 428,251 3,632 48,313
November 928,163 480,119 394,845 3,849 49,349
December 1,015,892 524,610 437,788 4,265 49,228

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.