Table 5.4.D. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2001 - 2011 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2001 6,001,245 2,772,650 2,517,741 36,869 673,985
2002 6,249,585 2,307,358 3,214,286 30,626 697,315
2003 5,735,770 1,809,003 3,200,057 39,424 687,286
2004 5,827,470 1,857,247 3,351,469 33,623 585,132
2005 6,212,116 2,198,098 3,444,875 34,645 534,498
2006 6,643,926 2,546,169 3,508,597 35,473 553,687
2007 7,287,714 2,808,500 3,872,646 34,872 571,697
2008 7,087,191 2,803,283 3,712,872 34,138 536,899
2009 7,301,522 2,981,285 3,750,080 35,046 535,111
2010 7,852,665 3,359,035 3,882,995 40,356 570,279
2011 8,052,309 3,511,732 3,906,484 48,509 585,584
2009
January 519,091 202,865 270,103 2,965 43,159
February 482,587 193,316 247,198 2,735 39,337
March 531,841 221,784 264,841 2,814 42,401
April 480,774 193,564 245,427 2,629 39,154
May 546,915 226,827 277,120 2,570 40,397
June 681,342 289,279 344,688 2,845 44,530
July 823,121 337,731 432,426 3,259 49,705
August 886,114 355,384 476,256 3,434 51,041
September 730,954 298,018 381,693 3,122 48,121
October 572,305 234,937 289,345 2,911 45,113
November 490,216 201,286 242,390 2,638 43,902
December 556,264 226,293 278,594 3,124 48,253
2010
January 582,992 249,924 280,499 3,235 49,335
February 513,087 216,353 249,652 2,960 44,121
March 489,636 212,288 228,811 3,036 45,501
April 504,598 214,384 244,312 2,767 43,135
May 595,320 267,066 280,193 2,712 45,348
June 747,778 320,923 375,608 2,994 48,253
July 943,538 396,426 491,656 3,742 51,714
August 993,608 420,430 514,923 3,937 54,318
September 740,053 312,993 373,945 3,526 49,589
October 608,011 265,734 294,030 3,549 44,699
November 530,776 223,630 259,174 3,423 44,549
December 603,269 258,885 290,192 4,476 49,717
2011
January 575,521 243,212 279,664 3,624 49,021
February 516,427 212,934 256,497 3,160 43,836
March 513,724 221,498 244,797 3,258 44,171
April 557,693 248,459 259,863 3,145 46,225
May 611,133 273,835 285,175 4,157 47,965
June 742,708 336,934 352,589 4,066 49,119
July 987,734 438,636 489,752 5,457 53,889
August 972,096 429,646 482,196 5,139 55,114
September 727,690 312,770 360,489 4,416 50,015
October 612,031 271,503 290,845 3,834 45,849
November 579,856 246,548 281,804 3,817 47,686
December 655,696 275,756 322,811 4,435 52,694

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.