Table 5.4.F. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and 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 10,605,661 4,179,725 5,133,095 113,932 1,178,910
2013 9,718,871 4,059,838 4,337,851 119,857 1,201,326
2014 9,687,297 4,006,859 4,377,657 121,773 1,181,009
2015 11,326,564 4,913,263 5,032,066 119,502 1,261,732
2016 11,704,224 5,228,667 5,096,363 131,489 1,247,706
2017 11,032,375 4,951,457 4,626,852 159,580 1,294,487
2018 12,443,568 5,784,146 5,167,665 139,498 1,352,259
2019 13,241,359 6,222,048 5,465,029 139,483 1,414,799
2020 13,655,071 6,446,937 5,576,130 134,665 1,497,340
2021 13,151,252 6,122,182 5,489,692 120,485 1,418,893
2022 14,034,403 6,627,890 5,864,393 127,423 1,414,697
Year 2020
January 1,144,468 526,907 456,514 12,401 148,646
February 1,071,479 499,050 425,615 11,509 135,304
March 1,069,688 507,390 415,232 10,701 136,366
April 941,971 447,653 358,721 9,388 126,208
May 985,293 483,617 380,670 9,371 111,635
June 1,199,714 580,093 492,952 10,905 115,763
July 1,526,178 730,064 657,873 13,395 124,846
August 1,453,318 691,254 625,686 12,794 123,584
September 1,173,185 546,413 503,490 11,132 112,150
October 1,108,372 521,539 457,746 11,005 118,082
November 923,141 423,251 374,562 10,410 114,919
December 1,058,265 489,708 427,068 11,652 129,837
Year 2021
January 1,034,657 471,313 422,974 11,253 129,116
February 928,286 422,747 390,421 9,986 105,132
March 889,952 414,185 353,702 9,755 112,310
April 904,684 424,973 361,499 8,215 109,997
May 961,971 450,786 389,988 8,238 112,959
June 1,253,046 599,574 523,944 10,018 119,510
July 1,420,703 681,587 599,856 11,178 128,082
August 1,442,278 683,877 621,113 11,834 125,453
September 1,145,778 529,520 492,460 10,032 113,765
October 1,096,780 492,746 477,450 9,786 116,799
November 1,027,520 470,687 427,180 9,791 119,863
December 1,045,597 480,187 429,105 10,398 125,907
Year 2022
January 1,120,949 520,847 460,679 11,693 127,730
February 952,594 431,767 399,131 10,346 111,350
March 931,097 423,744 378,235 10,516 118,601
April 887,364 406,504 360,181 9,559 111,120
May 1,075,338 507,028 444,615 9,679 114,017
June 1,305,940 646,069 534,561 10,241 115,069
July 1,585,730 780,229 669,501 12,052 123,948
August 1,564,279 751,266 675,450 12,339 125,224
September 1,288,914 602,784 561,511 10,493 114,125
October 1,102,096 510,470 467,408 9,358 114,859
November 1,059,735 499,434 432,459 9,857 117,985
December 1,160,367 547,747 480,662 11,290 120,668

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.