Table 5.12. Consumption of Nautral Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,
2022 and 2021 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State
All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  Year 2022 Year 2021 Percentage Change Year 2022 Year 2021 Year 2022 Year 2021 Year 2022 Year 2021 Year 2022 Year 2021
New England 395,712 396,620 -0.2% 1,737 1,329 379,760 380,835 5,806 5,414 8,410 9,042
Connecticut 169,159 168,273 0.5% 626 536 163,271 162,176 1,622 1,806 3,640 3,755
Maine 27,387 22,079 24% 0 0 25,028 19,309 155 153 2,205 2,616
Massachusetts 114,921 110,245 4.2% 1,103 785 109,161 105,328 3,746 3,168 911 964
New Hampshire 32,197 32,336 -0.4% 0 0 31,983 32,104 37 49 177 183
Rhode Island 52,036 63,672 -18% 0 0 50,317 61,918 242 231 1,477 1,523
Vermont 12 15 -17% 8 8 0 0 4 7 0 0
Middle Atlantic 1,597,094 1,495,416 6.8% 102,751 112,679 1,457,850 1,359,905 8,447 6,772 28,046 16,059
New Jersey 235,068 205,766 14% 1,275 985 229,865 201,617 1,888 1,345 2,040 1,818
New York 462,958 433,973 6.7% 101,155 111,570 352,298 313,888 5,706 4,792 3,799 3,723
Pennsylvania 899,068 855,677 5.1% 322 123 875,687 844,400 853 636 22,207 10,518
East North Central 1,341,250 1,161,268 15% 495,530 409,304 802,039 711,994 8,367 8,185 35,315 31,784
Illinois 148,706 175,879 -15% 18,284 18,681 122,166 148,896 2,476 2,577 5,780 5,724
Indiana 241,284 211,215 14% 107,773 87,551 113,966 108,304 905 900 18,640 14,460
Michigan 299,800 234,659 28% 134,633 101,110 158,553 127,125 3,322 2,990 3,292 3,434
Ohio 477,154 388,926 23% 74,038 64,058 400,050 321,994 1,157 1,184 1,908 1,689
Wisconsin 174,307 150,588 16% 160,802 137,904 7,303 5,674 507 534 5,695 6,476
West North Central 266,033 248,752 6.9% 221,556 197,732 34,084 43,863 1,774 1,705 8,619 5,451
Iowa 57,910 45,271 28% 54,626 42,024 2 0.33 513 443 2,769 2,803
Kansas 32,577 23,997 36% 30,569 22,668 0 0 0 0 2,008 1,329
Minnesota 66,079 92,297 -28% 42,284 60,624 20,225 30,558 510 499 3,060 616
Missouri 70,716 49,711 42% 55,950 35,519 13,857 13,305 745 735 164 152
Nebraska 12,672 11,304 12% 12,666 11,276 0 0 6 28 0 0
North Dakota 13,851 14,641 -5.4% 13,678 14,441 0 0 0 0 174 199
South Dakota 12,228 11,532 6.0% 11,784 11,180 0 0 0 0 444 352
South Atlantic 2,988,674 2,806,649 6.5% 2,481,886 2,344,711 474,688 424,983 5,986 6,023 26,114 30,932
Delaware 36,019 27,687 30% 553 232 30,980 23,545 0 0 4,485 3,910
District of Columbia 823 1,465 -44% 0 0 0 0 823 1,465 0 0
Florida 1,396,145 1,324,799 5.4% 1,302,952 1,251,996 84,478 63,098 703 332 8,012 9,373
Georgia 436,809 407,901 7.1% 336,359 334,250 95,919 68,968 0 0 4,531 4,683
Maryland 99,960 100,483 -0.5% 26,642 23,472 70,288 74,190 2,793 2,596 236 224
North Carolina 465,832 363,318 28% 398,255 301,722 65,194 59,082 1,508 1,628 875 886
South Carolina 186,120 174,408 6.7% 169,439 166,884 15,909 6,495 0.24 1 771 1,029
Virginia 348,317 384,287 -9.4% 242,981 262,268 99,853 113,949 159 0 5,323 8,071
West Virginia 18,651 22,300 -16% 4,705 3,887 12,064 15,656 0 0 1,881 2,756
East South Central 1,094,416 952,120 15% 818,108 712,653 255,024 216,615 920 908 20,364 21,945
Alabama 446,421 381,952 17% 190,930 162,547 246,708 209,502 0 0 8,783 9,902
Kentucky 136,522 109,022 25% 127,460 101,115 8,169 6,862 0 0 893 1,046
Mississippi 379,340 353,612 7.3% 376,536 350,577 95 87 0 0 2,709 2,948
Tennessee 132,133 107,534 23% 123,181 98,414 51 164 920 908 7,980 8,049
West South Central 2,863,514 2,563,876 12% 1,176,465 1,003,404 1,291,808 1,171,052 4,755 4,505 390,487 384,915
Arkansas 184,973 146,707 26% 176,450 139,489 6,981 5,497 437 479 1,105 1,242
Louisiana 515,085 451,466 14% 334,275 289,353 26,658 22,709 647 813 153,506 138,591
Oklahoma 290,767 268,342 8.4% 199,005 182,126 87,896 82,396 1 0 3,865 3,820
Texas 1,872,689 1,697,362 10% 466,734 392,436 1,170,274 1,060,451 3,670 3,213 232,011 241,262
Mountain 883,239 889,043 -0.7% 696,158 695,835 173,047 178,686 2,223 2,225 11,810 12,297
Arizona 339,055 358,191 -5.3% 238,735 254,535 99,747 103,080 574 576 0 0
Colorado 127,968 117,513 8.9% 106,665 96,637 20,080 19,646 19 15 1,204 1,214
Idaho 33,554 38,025 -12% 21,640 24,976 11,215 12,310 166 166 534 573
Montana 7,746 5,744 35% 6,448 4,586 1,282 1,107 0 0 17 51
Nevada 186,318 194,865 -4.4% 169,306 176,499 13,834 15,290 256 256 2,922 2,819
New Mexico 90,587 83,186 8.9% 64,102 55,940 25,709 26,036 555 644 221 567
Utah 83,768 79,440 5.4% 79,177 74,754 1,176 1,202 653 567 2,762 2,916
Wyoming 14,242 12,078 18% 10,086 7,909 5 13 0 0 4,151 4,156
Pacific Contiguous 927,070 963,043 -3.7% 355,060 373,284 495,752 507,313 10,379 9,801 65,880 72,645
California 694,753 700,138 -0.8% 220,115 221,343 403,833 401,692 9,672 9,535 61,133 67,568
Oregon 131,895 147,409 -11% 69,741 74,478 61,571 72,225 187 213 396 493
Washington 100,423 115,496 -13% 65,204 77,463 30,348 33,396 520 53 4,350 4,585
Pacific Noncontiguous 27,094 25,782 5.1% 26,791 25,510 0 0 1 0.31 302 272
Alaska 27,094 25,782 5.1% 26,791 25,510 0 0 1 0.31 302 272
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 12,384,098 11,502,569 7.7% 6,376,042 5,876,442 5,364,051 4,995,247 48,658 45,537 595,347 585,343

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.