Recent Data

Key Indicators
Source: Electricity Monthly Update.

See more data ›

Hourly Electricity Data

Realtime electric system operating data

Updated Data Series

Survey Forms, Changes & Announcements

Electric survey forms ›

Analysis & Projections

Recent | Highlighted Reports

Southern California Daily Energy Report

Released March 08, 2018 | tags: California consumption/demand electricity exports/imports inventories/stocks most popular +natural gas prices renewables states storage wholesale power wholesale prices
Construction cost data for electric generators

Released May 19, 2017 | tags: annual biomass capacity costs electricity generating capacity +geothermal hydroelectric most popular natural gas oil/petroleum power plants revenue solar utility wind
Capital Cost Estimates for Utility Scale Electricity Generating Plants, Updated

Released November 22, 2016 | tags: AEO costs electricity forecasts/projections generating capacity generation +power plants revenue
Electric Sales, Revenue, and Price

Released October 06, 2016 | tags: annual commercial consumption/demand costs electricity financial markets +industrial most popular prices residential revenue sales states transportation
Effects of the Clean Power Plan

Released June 20, 2016 | tags: AEO AEO2016 CO2 EPA capacity electric generation +electricity electricity generating fuel mix emissions environment forecasts/projections generation greenhouse gases policy power plants prices regulation
Renewable energy subsidies have declined as tax credits, other policies diminish

Released April 26, 2018 | tags: RFS biofuels daily electricity renewables solar +wind
Wholesale Electricity and Natural Gas Market Data

Released April 26, 2018 | tags: Henry Hub ISO Mid-Atlantic Midwest New England Northwest +Southwest electricity most popular natural gas prices recurring report spot prices weekly wholesale power wholesale prices
Coal power generation declines in United Kingdom as natural gas, renewables grow

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: United Kingdom coal daily electricity generation natural gas +renewables
Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2016

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: Congressional & other requests biofuels coal electricity financial markets forecasts/projections +liquid fuels nuclear oil/petroleum renewables solar wind
Electric Power Monthly

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: alternative fuels capacity capacity factor coal commercial disruption +electricity environment exports/imports generating capacity generation geothermal hydroelectric industrial inventories/stocks monthly most popular nuclear outages power plants prices production/supply renewables residential revenue sales solar states transportation wind wood

See more analysis & projections ›

Beta: Water and Plant-Level Data

Updated Electricity Data Browser: Now includes water usage and new plant-level information.

Upcoming Releases

Wholesale Electricity and Natural Gas Market Data: Biweekly on Thursday
Electric Power Monthly: between the 20th and the 25th of the month
Electricity Monthly Update: between the 20th and the 25th of the month

See all upcoming ›

Interactive Visualizations, Data, & Multimedia

Energy Education

Electricity Explained

Electricity in the United States

See more electricity topics ›

FAQs

How much electricity does an American home use?

See all electricty FAQs ›

Energy Kids

Science of Electricity Basics

See electricity on Energy Kids ›

Electricity

Major Topics

Find by