Table 5.12. Consumption of Nautral Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,
2024 and 2023 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State		 All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  Year 2024 Year 2023 Percentage Change Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2024 Year 2023
New England 439,569 409,759 7.3% 2,579 1,681 423,397 394,951 6,843 5,743 6,749 7,384
Connecticut 179,512 172,421 4.1% 770 794 173,297 166,191 1,755 1,706 3,690 3,730
Maine 43,463 27,059 61% 0 0 42,652 25,875 153 150 658 1,034
Massachusetts 118,088 106,935 10% 1,802 884 110,768 101,528 4,706 3,610 812 914
New Hampshire 31,961 31,076 2.8% 0 0 31,758 30,849 54 55 149 172
Rhode Island 66,535 72,259 -7.9% 0 0 64,922 70,507 172 218 1,441 1,534
Vermont 10 8 24% 8 3 0 0 3 5 0 0
Middle Atlantic 1,712,403 1,657,419 3.3% 116,650 104,837 1,562,121 1,515,554 7,841 8,003 25,791 29,025
New Jersey 208,860 232,173 -10% 1,366 1,543 203,469 226,561 1,883 1,816 2,142 2,253
New York 494,919 459,614 7.7% 115,053 103,135 370,658 347,478 5,261 5,399 3,946 3,601
Pennsylvania 1,008,624 965,633 4.5% 231 159 987,994 941,515 696 788 19,703 23,170
East North Central 1,698,855 1,596,860 6.4% 690,581 634,104 965,309 919,184 8,100 8,408 34,864 35,164
Illinois 214,217 206,544 3.7% 23,822 20,805 181,856 177,320 2,138 2,465 6,401 5,954
Indiana 297,409 271,610 9.5% 163,255 139,670 116,369 113,133 1,053 1,048 16,733 17,760
Michigan 402,532 386,488 4.2% 238,814 227,125 156,514 152,889 3,085 3,114 4,119 3,360
Ohio 595,059 546,691 8.8% 81,180 67,796 510,570 475,843 1,381 1,302 1,927 1,751
Wisconsin 189,638 185,526 2.2% 183,511 178,708 0.00 0 443 479 5,684 6,339
West North Central 368,146 353,576 4.1% 302,971 287,973 52,180 54,245 2,060 2,034 10,935 9,325
Iowa 66,374 70,472 -5.8% 61,924 66,557 0.09 1 845 829 3,604 3,085
Kansas 53,937 43,392 24% 51,272 40,877 0 0 0 0 2,665 2,514
Minnesota 114,753 100,974 14% 74,847 63,753 35,822 33,824 446 466 3,638 2,932
Missouri 77,227 79,501 -2.9% 60,024 58,210 16,358 20,420 707 722 137 149
Nebraska 14,018 14,311 -2.0% 13,742 14,226 0 0 61 17 215 68
North Dakota 22,672 26,949 -16% 22,493 26,836 0 0 0 0 179 114
South Dakota 19,165 17,977 6.6% 18,669 17,514 0 0 0 0 496 463
South Atlantic 3,083,361 2,968,871 3.9% 2,575,550 2,479,796 473,275 453,816 7,053 7,014 27,483 28,245
Delaware 31,948 32,510 -1.7% 723 187 26,501 26,787 0 0 4,724 5,536
District of Columbia 1,036 929 12% 0 0 0 0 1,036 929 0 0
Florida 1,461,029 1,411,685 3.5% 1,380,249 1,334,485 73,002 69,181 733 611 7,044 7,408
Georgia 409,570 432,544 -5.3% 339,623 351,745 64,680 75,916 0 0 5,267 4,883
Maryland 103,528 113,908 -9.1% 20,415 29,849 79,201 79,968 3,615 3,804 297 287
North Carolina 432,828 402,323 7.6% 372,923 341,537 57,880 58,451 1,373 1,506 652 829
South Carolina 171,963 181,285 -5.1% 160,623 176,155 10,479 4,138 0.05 0 861 993
Virginia 437,577 359,769 22% 295,279 239,745 136,004 114,036 295 163 5,998 5,825
West Virginia 33,882 33,917 -0.1% 5,716 6,094 25,527 25,339 0 0 2,640 2,484
East South Central 1,159,126 1,070,452 8.3% 907,887 796,214 227,201 252,010 970 930 23,069 21,298
Alabama 457,530 440,871 3.8% 226,527 185,032 220,316 246,231 0 0 10,687 9,608
Kentucky 140,930 111,679 26% 133,280 105,150 6,792 5,692 0 0 858 837
Mississippi 433,715 404,776 7.1% 430,590 401,631 NM 87 0 0 3,032 3,058
Tennessee 126,952 113,126 12% 117,490 104,401 0 0 970 930 8,492 7,795
West South Central 3,291,213 3,174,679 3.7% 1,416,933 1,294,209 1,488,843 1,475,232 3,633 4,364 381,805 400,874
Arkansas 181,207 188,232 -3.7% 173,722 180,167 6,050 6,709 380 426 1,056 930
Louisiana 541,815 527,984 2.6% 366,776 336,771 32,496 37,130 258 408 142,285 153,677
Oklahoma 385,146 361,639 6.5% 272,505 252,811 108,984 104,869 3 1 3,654 3,957
Texas 2,183,045 2,096,823 4.1% 603,930 524,460 1,341,313 1,326,524 2,992 3,529 234,810 242,309
Mountain 1,055,921 1,003,818 5.2% 853,253 796,598 186,897 192,413 2,362 2,270 13,409 12,536
Arizona 419,403 401,841 4.4% 296,100 282,480 122,700 118,779 603 582 0 0
Colorado 143,210 134,799 6.2% 118,100 113,708 23,884 19,907 26 14 1,200 1,170
Idaho 53,862 47,138 14% 43,740 34,166 9,217 12,190 171 170 734 611
Montana 9,941 10,315 -3.6% 8,262 9,265 1,671 1,043 0 0 8 7
Nevada 185,103 180,100 2.8% 173,263 167,450 7,700 8,331 257 267 3,883 4,053
New Mexico 101,168 121,525 -17% 79,264 89,193 20,533 31,014 542 518 829 800
Utah 90,034 89,405 0.7% 85,936 86,091 1,181 1,140 763 719 2,154 1,455
Wyoming 53,200 18,694 185% 48,587 14,245 12 9 0 0 4,600 4,440
Pacific Contiguous 919,250 982,282 -6.4% 389,374 398,570 452,640 509,403 9,131 10,302 68,105 64,007
California 618,772 680,050 -9.0% 205,190 209,418 342,082 402,638 8,889 9,126 62,610 58,868
Oregon 174,275 162,894 7.0% 93,414 92,367 79,929 69,745 212 165 720 617
Washington 126,204 139,338 -9.4% 90,770 96,784 30,630 37,019 29 1,012 4,776 4,522
Pacific Noncontiguous 26,906 27,780 -3.1% 26,742 27,509 0 0 2 1 162 270
Alaska 26,906 27,780 -3.1% 26,742 27,509 0 0 2 1 162 270
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 13,754,749 13,245,495 3.8% 7,282,518 6,821,490 5,831,864 5,766,810 47,993 49,069 592,373 608,127

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.