Table 5.4.F. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
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 6,927,629 2,772,650 2,723,046 80,551 1,351,382
2002 7,135,572 2,307,358 3,481,961 75,985 1,270,268
2003 6,498,549 1,809,003 3,450,177 60,662 1,178,707
2004 6,912,661 1,857,247 3,749,945 73,744 1,231,725
2005 7,220,520 2,198,098 3,837,717 69,682 1,115,023
2006 7,612,500 2,546,169 3,847,644 69,401 1,149,286
2007 8,181,986 2,808,500 4,219,827 71,560 1,082,099
2008 7,900,986 2,803,283 4,046,069 67,571 984,062
2009 8,138,385 2,981,285 4,062,633 77,077 1,017,390
2010 8,694,186 3,359,035 4,191,241 87,357 1,056,553
2011 8,913,315 3,511,732 4,221,895 89,485 1,090,203
2009
January 591,011 202,865 298,149 6,719 83,278
February 544,683 193,316 272,029 5,939 73,398
March 599,258 221,784 290,419 6,222 80,832
April 544,594 193,564 269,702 5,549 75,779
May 612,815 226,827 301,784 5,428 78,776
June 749,033 289,279 369,467 5,979 84,309
July 897,195 337,731 460,580 7,181 91,704
August 963,365 355,384 505,701 7,600 94,681
September 804,590 298,018 408,685 7,150 90,737
October 643,291 234,937 314,730 6,368 87,257
November 556,588 201,286 266,353 6,046 82,903
December 631,960 226,293 305,034 6,896 93,737
2010
January 657,578 249,924 307,867 7,383 92,404
February 578,625 216,353 273,832 6,746 81,695
March 559,386 212,288 254,627 6,700 85,771
April 568,662 214,384 267,394 6,096 80,788
May 661,566 267,066 304,862 5,835 83,803
June 814,246 320,923 400,380 6,293 86,650
July 1,019,398 396,426 520,890 8,255 93,827
August 1,070,189 420,430 543,425 8,963 97,372
September 809,663 312,993 399,713 7,624 89,334
October 676,965 265,734 317,553 7,566 86,112
November 598,548 223,630 283,503 7,262 84,153
December 679,360 258,885 317,197 8,634 94,645
2011
January 650,049 243,212 307,721 7,310 91,806
February 583,169 212,934 281,360 6,203 82,672
March 581,951 221,498 270,254 6,216 83,983
April 623,558 248,459 284,037 5,904 85,157
May 680,152 273,835 309,856 7,288 89,173
June 811,319 336,934 377,381 7,059 89,945
July 1,067,503 438,636 519,813 9,472 99,582
August 1,052,345 429,646 511,546 9,127 102,026
September 800,097 312,770 386,419 7,857 93,051
October 680,557 271,503 315,315 7,081 86,658
November 649,215 246,548 307,185 7,336 88,147
December 733,401 275,756 351,009 8,632 98,003

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.