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Summary Additional formats
Summary electricity statistics 2001–2011 ›
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Supply and disposition of electricity 2002–2011 ›
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Electricity overview ›
Generation, retail sales, electricity trade, losses 		PDF XLS
Consumption for electricity generation ›
Fossil and renewable fuel consumption for electricity generation 		PDF XLS
Generating capacity ›
Electric net summer capacity by specific energy source
more on electricity		 PDF XLS
Monthly electricity overview — back to 1973
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Latest month total electric power industry summary statistics ›
Overview		 XLS
Year-to-date total electric power industry summary statistics ›
Generation, retail sales, electricity trade, losses		 XLS
Consumption for electricity generation
Fossil and renewable fuel consumption for electricity generation.		 CSV PDF XLS
More national-level monthly electricity data ›
 
Emissions from energy consumption for electricity generation ›
Emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides		 PDF XLS
International electricity generation and consumption
  • Generation ›
    Release date: June 30, 2009
    Total electricity net generation by specific country.
  • Consumption ›
    Release date: October 31, 2009
    Total electricity net consumption by specific country.
  
More international electricity data ›
  
Sales (consumption), revenue, prices & customers Additional formats

Retail sales of electricity to ultimate customers:

  • Latest year
    • XLS By end-use sector, by provider ›
    • XLS By end-use sector, by state, by provider, annual back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›
    • By End-Use Sector by State and Utility
      • PDF XLS Residential sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSCommercial sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSIndustrial sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSTransportation sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSAll sectors by state and utility ›

Revenue from retail sales of electricity to ultimate customers:

  • Latest year
    • XLSBy sector, by provider ›
    • XLS By sector, by state, by provider, annual back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›
    • By end-use sector by state and utility
      • PDF XLS Residential sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSCommercial sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSIndustrial sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSTransportation sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSAll sectors by state and utility ›
Average retail price of electricity to ultimate customers:
  • Latest year
    • XLS By end-use sector, by provider, latest year ›
    • PDF XLS By state by sector, latest year ›
    • XLSBy state, by provider, annual back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›
    • By end-use sector by state and utility
      • PDF XLS Residential sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSCommercial Sector by State and utility ›
      • PDF XLSIndustrial sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSTransportation sector by state and utility ›
      • PDF XLSAll sectors by state and utility ›
Number of customers, latest year:
    Detailed historical data
  • Sales and revenue data files by utility, monthly back to 1990 (Form EIA-826) ›
  • XLSSales and revenue data by state, monthly back to 1990 (Form EIA-826) ›
  • XLSRetail sales by state by sector by provider, back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›
  • XLSRevenue from retail sales by state by sector by provider, back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›
  • XLSAverage price by state by provider, back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›
  • XLSNumber of retail customers by state by sector, back to 1990 (Form EIA-861) ›

Net metering and green pricing (Form EIA-826)

Generation and thermal output Additional formats

Net generation:

By energy source — total U.S.

  
Net generation by energy source: total (all sectors) ›
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Other renewables (non-hydro): total - all sectors ›
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Net generation by energy source: total (all sectors)
PDF CSV XLS
Electricity net generation: total (all sectors), 1949-2009 ›
PDF XLS
By energy source and type of producer — total U.S.
Electric power sector
PDF CSV XLS
Commercial and industrial sectors
PDF CSV XLS
Electricity net generation: electric power sector, back to 1949 ›
PDF XLS
Electricity net generation: electric power sector by plant type, back to 1989 ›
PDF XLS
Useful thermal output by energy source and type of combined heat and power producers
International net generation
Electric power plants generating capacity Additional formats
By energy source ›
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By producer type ›
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By energy source, by producer ›
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By other renewables, by producer ›
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Existing capacity by energy source, by producer, by state back to 2000 (annual data from the EIA-860)
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Additions, retirements and changes in 2010 ›
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Planned generating capacity additions from new generators, by energy source, 2011-2015 ›
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New and planned U.S. electric generating units (monthly data for the current year)
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Proposed additions by year, energy source, and state (EIA-860)
(annual data from the EIA-860)		 XLS
Retired electric generating units
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Heat rates for selected energy sources ›
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Heat rates by prime mover ›
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Count of power plants by predominant source ›
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Power plants by energy source back to 2001
Nuclear power plants
  
Generator-level detailed data files back to 2001 (Form EIA-860) ›  
Annual steam-electric plant operation and design data files (Form EIA-767) ›  
Existing transmission capacity additions, by high-voltage size ›
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Proposed transmission capacity additions, by high-voltage size ›
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Consumption of fuels used to generate electricity Additional formats
By Energy Source
Present monthly fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation by year, industry type, and state
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Annual (back to 1990) fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation by year, industry type and state (EIA-906, EIA-920, and EIA-923)
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Monthly fuel receipts and fuel quality data by plant and operator, back to 2002 (EIA-423, and EIA-923)
  
Monthly fuel receipts and fuel quality data by plant and operator, 1972-2007 (FERC-423)
  
Receipts of fossil-fuels for electricity generation Additional formats
Summary statistics: receipts and cost of fossil fuels - physical units
XLS
Summary statistics: receipts and cost of fossil fuels - Btu XLS
Average cost of fossil-fuels for electricity generation Additional formats
Monthly
Annual
Fossil-fuel stocks for electricity generation Additional formats
Total electric power sector
Revenue and expense statistics for... Additional formats
Revenue and expense statistics for major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities ›
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Average power plant operating expenses for major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities›
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Revenue and expense statistics for U.S. cooperative borrower-owned electric utilities ›
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Generating technologies cost
Release date: July 8, 2011		 PDF
Updated capital cost estimates for electricity generation plants
Release date: November 1, 2010		  
Electricity purchases, sales for resale, imports/exports, reliability Additional formats
Electricity purchases ›
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Electricity sales for resale ›
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Electricity imports and exports ›
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Wholesale market data ›  
Electric reliability information ›  

Electric disturbance events ›
Coordinated bulk power supply program data files ›  
Demand, capacity resources, and capacity margins Additional formats
 
Noncoincident peak load, 2001-2011 actual ›
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Noncoincident peak load , 2011 actual, 2012-2016 projected ›
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Net energy for load , 2001-2011 actual ›
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Net energy for load , 2011 actual, 2012-2016 projected ›
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Summer net internal demand, capacity resources, and capacity margins, 2001-2011 actual ›
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Summer net internal demand, capacity resources, and capacity margins, 2011 actual, 2012-2016 projected ›
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Winter net internal demand, capacity resources, and capacity margins, 2001-2011 actual ›
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Winter net internal demand, capacity resources, and capacity margins, 2011 actual, 2012-2016 projected ›
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Demand-side management program Additional formats
 
Demand-side management program annual effects by program category, by sector ›
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Incremental effects by program category ›
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Incremental effects by sector ›
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Incremental effects by program category ›
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Direct and indirect costs ›
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Electricity and the environment Additional formats
Emissions from energy consumption at conventional power plants and combined-heat-and-power plants ›
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Generators with environmental equipment ›
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Average flue gas desulfurization costs ›
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U. S. electric power industry estimated emissions by state, back to 1990 (EIA-767 and EIA-906) XLS

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Detailed electricity survey data files

International electricity data