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Table 2.8.A. Consumption of Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector, March 2013 and March 2012
(Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State
All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  March 2013 March 2012 Percentage Change March 2013 March 2012 March 2013 March 2012 March 2013 March 2012 March 2013 March 2012
New England 26,735 33,388 -20% NM NM 24,300 30,999 523 545 1,675 1,709
Connecticut 9,305 8,356 11% NM NM 8,943 7,984 NM NM NM 145
Maine 3,207 3,727 -14% 0 0 1,779 2,272 NM NM 1,427 1,454
Massachusetts 9,410 13,698 -31% 119 53 8,874 13,206 319 338 NM 101
New Hampshire 2,294 3,452 -34% 53 17 2,232 3,426 0 0 NM NM
Rhode Island 2,514 4,152 -39% 0 0 2,474 4,110 NM NM 0 0
Vermont 4 3 35% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 76,068 77,664 -2.1% 9,550 8,504 65,166 67,833 625 529 727 798
New Jersey 15,134 15,156 -0.1% 0 0 14,779 14,783 NM NM 275 313
New York 34,098 32,124 6.1% 9,547 8,500 23,908 23,051 500 426 143 147
Pennsylvania 26,836 30,384 -12% NM NM 26,479 29,999 NM NM 309 338
East North Central 39,366 52,571 -25% 14,280 19,975 23,584 30,850 722 745 779 1,001
Illinois 5,585 6,980 -20% 291 619 4,769 5,873 324 280 200 208
Indiana 5,780 11,012 -48% 4,025 8,158 1,410 2,521 NM NM 323 310
Michigan 8,614 15,009 -43% 1,815 3,300 6,474 11,141 178 211 147 356
Ohio 13,496 13,459 0.3% 4,568 3,891 8,734 9,365 NM NM NM NM
Wisconsin 5,891 6,111 -3.6% 3,581 4,007 2,197 1,949 43 NM 71 87
West North Central 10,973 9,588 14% 8,661 8,036 2,021 1,139 179 297 112 116
Iowa 756 606 25% 748 600 0 0.01 NM NM NM 2
Kansas 1,892 1,842 2.7% 1,888 1,831 0 0 0 0 NM NM
Minnesota 4,330 3,919 10% 3,899 3,466 227 234 149 180 55 40
Missouri 3,745 2,978 26% 1,925 1,962 1,794 905 24 109 NM NM
Nebraska 140 138 1.4% 102 87 0 0 NM NM NM NM
North Dakota NM NM NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM NM
South Dakota NM NM NM NM NM 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 143,140 155,888 -8.2% 118,784 115,563 21,745 38,579 NM NM 2,354 1,562
Delaware 5,504 4,656 18% NM NM 4,603 4,362 0 0 889 280
District of Columbia NM NM NM 0 NM 0 0 NM 0 0 0
Florida 78,158 93,377 -16% 72,943 83,540 4,395 9,056 NM NM 803 762
Georgia 24,507 19,315 27% 20,182 9,514 3,893 9,533 0 0 432 269
Maryland 958 3,571 -73% 0 0 777 3,304 NM NM NM 106
North Carolina 16,097 10,823 49% 11,911 9,349 4,122 1,420 5 1 NM NM
South Carolina 7,880 8,429 -6.5% 7,163 5,724 661 2,661 NM NM 55 42
Virginia 9,799 15,510 -37% 6,537 7,305 3,175 8,157 0 0 87 49
West Virginia 158 115 37% 36 26 119 86 0 0 NM NM
East South Central 55,517 62,045 -11% 28,768 35,417 24,330 25,598 NM NM 2,341 948
Alabama 31,630 30,002 5.4% 9,544 7,335 21,331 22,025 0 0 755 642
Kentucky 2,187 2,292 -4.6% 1,746 2,015 314 NM 0 0 127 128
Mississippi 17,112 25,260 -32% 12,983 21,667 2,684 3,424 NM NM 1,436 161
Tennessee 4,588 4,491 2.2% 4,495 4,401 0 0 NM NM 25 17
West South Central 161,997 186,145 -13% 43,579 53,378 80,447 99,204 NM 345 37,654 33,218
Arkansas 8,653 6,163 40% NM 780 8,229 5,281 NM NM 145 102
Louisiana 29,301 35,535 -18% 12,227 15,056 3,749 7,747 NM NM 13,304 12,712
Oklahoma 18,959 22,163 -14% 15,774 15,454 3,092 6,642 NM NM NM NM
Texas 105,084 122,284 -14% 15,298 22,089 65,378 79,534 274 304 24,133 20,357
Mountain 38,839 45,287 -14% 22,590 27,157 15,458 17,264 NM NM 625 709
Arizona 8,822 15,882 -44% 2,836 7,164 5,939 8,670 NM NM 0 3
Colorado 6,862 5,984 15% 4,147 3,665 2,697 2,301 0 0 NM NM
Idaho 1,640 932 76% 342 57 1,268 825 0 0 30 50
Montana NM NM NM NM NM NM NM 0 0 0 0
Nevada 12,494 11,987 4.2% 8,819 9,289 3,494 2,516 NM NM NM NM
New Mexico 4,582 5,755 -20% 3,035 3,342 1,437 2,302 NM NM NM NM
Utah 4,010 4,316 -7.1% 3,291 3,529 605 631 NM NM 114 156
Wyoming 322 333 -3.2% NM NM NM NM 0 0 291 303
Pacific Contiguous 75,998 76,079 -0.1% 28,537 24,543 40,405 44,730 1,168 1,066 5,888 5,740
California 59,091 65,623 -10% 19,221 19,840 32,984 39,133 1,114 1,004 5,771 5,646
Oregon 10,258 7,449 38% 3,454 2,153 6,669 5,186 NM NM 83 52
Washington 6,649 3,007 121% 5,862 2,550 752 411 NM NM 33 42
Pacific Noncontiguous 3,484 3,693 -5.6% 3,400 3,586 0 0 NM NM NM NM
Alaska 3,484 3,693 -5.6% 3,400 3,586 0 0 NM NM NM NM
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 632,116 702,346 -10% 278,386 296,294 297,457 356,195 4,037 3,952 52,236 45,904

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are preliminary. 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.