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Data for January 2024 Release Date: March 26, 2024 Next Release Date: April 24, 2024 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 2.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2014-January 2024 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers
Commercial
Sector
Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2014 8,544,387 3,895,008 3,954,032 71,957 623,390
2015 10,016,576 4,745,255 4,576,683 70,092 624,545
2016 10,170,110 5,018,894 4,571,375 46,304 533,537
2017 9,508,062 4,754,893 4,161,984 50,060 541,126
2018 10,842,129 5,560,267 4,663,935 52,650 565,276
2019 11,612,858 5,980,679 4,958,798 55,575 617,805
2020 11,928,104 6,196,152 5,061,569 51,827 618,556
2021 11,502,569 5,876,442 4,995,247 45,537 585,343
2022 12,384,098 6,376,042 5,364,051 48,658 595,347
2023 13,223,128 6,789,584 5,779,618 50,985 602,940
Year 2022
January 972,571 499,668 416,488 3,980 52,436
February 823,713 414,497 360,403 3,525 45,288
March 800,152 407,227 339,907 3,791 49,227
April 767,572 391,895 325,930 3,536 46,211
May 947,261 488,790 406,341 3,767 48,363
June 1,168,712 623,024 491,993 4,050 49,645
July 1,430,805 752,312 619,375 4,873 54,245
August 1,407,824 722,888 625,436 5,064 54,436
Sept 1,149,683 579,459 517,292 4,325 48,606
October 971,750 491,554 428,251 3,632 48,313
November 928,163 480,119 394,845 3,849 49,349
December 1,015,892 524,610 437,788 4,265 49,228
Year 2023
January 992,227 506,014 430,554 4,119 51,540
February 892,138 451,594 389,745 3,797 47,001
March 955,703 489,302 412,237 4,094 50,070
April 887,551 462,086 379,288 3,728 42,449
May 1,019,950 543,723 425,181 3,862 47,184
June 1,202,013 625,349 521,735 4,409 50,520
July 1,496,047 772,384 665,860 4,941 52,862
August 1,487,939 781,914 647,398 4,950 53,677
Sept 1,217,126 618,366 542,844 4,609 51,307
October 1,041,044 529,873 457,358 4,072 49,742
November 988,664 486,100 447,704 4,046 50,814
December 1,042,726 522,880 459,715 4,358 55,773
Year 2024
January 1,158,025 584,603 513,207 4,553 55,662
Year to Date
2022 972,571 499,668 416,488 3,980 52,436
2023 992,227 506,014 430,554 4,119 51,540
2024 1,158,025 584,603 513,207 4,553 55,662
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2023 12,403,754 6,382,388 5,378,117 48,798 594,452
2024 13,388,926 6,868,174 5,862,271 51,419 607,062

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 for 2022 and prior years are final. Values for 2023 and 2024 are preliminary. 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.