Table 5.4.C. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
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 10,370,812 4,101,927 5,008,867 110,999 1,149,020
2013 9,478,685 3,970,447 4,220,309 117,626 1,170,303
2014 9,409,532 3,899,934 4,246,048 118,591 1,144,959
2015 10,951,674 4,753,315 4,860,055 116,380 1,221,924
2016 11,321,975 5,056,990 4,928,280 127,246 1,209,459
2017 10,676,606 4,793,632 4,471,933 154,383 1,256,658
2018 12,048,091 5,603,423 4,995,888 134,507 1,314,273
2019 12,808,883 6,023,324 5,276,029 135,310 1,374,220
2020 13,220,728 6,243,178 5,388,546 130,671 1,458,334
2021 12,724,410 5,925,545 5,303,041 116,631 1,379,193
2022 13,590,337 6,422,370 5,669,176 123,342 1,375,449
Year 2020
January 1,105,965 508,973 439,958 12,034 145,000
February 1,036,208 482,717 410,328 11,163 132,001
March 1,034,143 490,399 400,385 10,381 132,978
April 909,952 432,222 345,582 9,108 123,040
May 955,075 468,847 368,261 9,074 108,893
June 1,164,475 563,573 477,528 10,587 112,787
July 1,480,547 708,738 637,059 13,023 121,727
August 1,408,790 670,087 605,961 12,431 120,311
September 1,135,818 528,997 486,910 10,799 109,112
October 1,073,650 505,328 442,965 10,677 114,681
November 893,886 410,077 361,982 10,086 111,741
December 1,022,219 473,220 411,627 11,308 126,064
Year 2021
January 1,000,337 455,887 408,138 10,883 125,428
February 896,238 408,270 376,276 9,669 102,023
March 860,458 400,861 341,119 9,452 109,025
April 876,249 411,897 349,384 7,950 107,018
May 931,644 436,804 377,014 7,975 109,851
June 1,213,026 580,307 506,779 9,700 116,240
July 1,373,852 658,825 579,619 10,825 124,583
August 1,395,808 661,843 600,486 11,465 122,013
September 1,109,112 512,711 476,021 9,707 110,674
October 1,062,050 477,617 461,442 9,470 113,522
November 994,304 455,865 412,476 9,468 116,495
December 1,011,334 464,658 414,288 10,068 122,320
Year 2022
January 1,084,549 504,303 444,912 11,311 124,023
February 922,149 418,426 385,573 9,989 108,160
March 902,405 411,079 365,768 10,175 115,382
April 860,494 394,643 348,432 9,270 108,148
May 1,043,019 492,145 430,541 9,390 110,942
June 1,266,415 626,911 517,616 9,905 111,984
July 1,537,344 756,916 648,054 11,689 120,685
August 1,513,919 727,130 653,015 11,958 121,816
September 1,246,267 583,042 542,096 10,141 110,987
October 1,067,017 494,626 451,807 9,044 111,539
November 1,026,306 484,137 417,970 9,543 114,655
December 1,120,456 529,011 463,391 10,924 117,129

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.