Table 5.4.E. Natural Gas: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2012 - 2022 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2012 909,087 0 330,354 48,944 529,788
2013 905,583 0 311,058 51,939 542,587
2014 891,994 5,033 300,870 47,579 538,514
2015 965,573 8,254 292,629 47,573 617,118
2016 1,188,399 39,123 367,919 83,938 697,418
2017 1,204,582 39,828 318,611 107,987 738,156
2018 1,242,771 44,393 341,707 85,108 771,563
2019 1,232,925 43,862 327,203 82,455 779,405
2020 1,330,225 48,377 337,024 81,490 863,334
2021 1,258,705 50,514 316,694 73,588 817,909
2022 1,241,802 47,619 313,753 77,225 803,204
Year 2020
January 132,924 4,370 29,791 7,665 91,096
February 121,538 4,100 27,747 7,187 82,505
March 121,655 4,389 28,177 6,657 82,432
April 113,772 4,009 25,887 5,809 78,068
May 99,246 3,922 26,735 5,603 62,987
June 101,332 3,965 27,873 6,427 63,068
July 110,815 4,589 30,155 7,828 68,243
August 109,236 4,318 30,395 7,417 67,105
September 100,534 3,653 28,244 6,575 62,063
October 105,228 3,301 27,020 6,670 68,237
November 100,423 3,107 26,110 6,492 64,715
December 113,521 4,655 28,891 7,160 72,815
Year 2021
January 114,846 4,638 28,461 7,172 74,575
February 97,980 4,262 25,141 6,408 62,169
March 102,314 4,105 25,665 6,167 66,377
April 99,946 3,781 25,985 5,142 65,038
May 99,794 3,572 25,228 5,046 65,948
June 104,900 4,628 26,003 5,910 68,359
July 110,158 4,582 27,024 6,556 71,995
August 110,098 4,760 28,194 6,984 70,161
September 100,529 4,034 25,376 5,832 65,288
October 102,301 3,246 26,062 5,903 67,089
November 105,552 4,390 26,581 6,009 68,572
December 110,287 4,517 26,975 6,458 72,337
Year 2022
January 115,424 4,763 29,244 7,589 73,829
February 101,428 4,030 25,905 6,706 64,787
March 105,152 3,945 26,566 6,606 68,035
April 95,491 2,808 23,111 5,921 63,651
May 98,431 3,439 24,825 5,804 64,362
June 100,539 3,996 26,351 6,061 64,130
July 109,613 4,736 29,480 7,039 68,358
August 109,238 4,375 28,378 7,127 69,359
September 99,548 3,697 25,602 6,017 64,232
October 98,163 3,163 24,207 5,599 65,194
November 101,006 4,130 23,735 5,878 67,263
December 107,768 4,538 26,349 6,877 70,004

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.