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With Data for 2025 Release Date: October 21, 2026 Next Release: October 2027
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Table 5.4.C. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2015 - 2025 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2015 10,951,674 4,753,315 4,860,055 116,380 1,221,924
2016 11,321,975 5,056,990 4,928,280 127,246 1,209,459
2017 10,676,606 4,793,632 4,471,933 154,383 1,256,658
2018 12,048,091 5,603,423 4,995,888 134,507 1,314,273
2019 12,808,883 6,023,324 5,276,029 135,310 1,374,220
2020 13,220,728 6,243,178 5,388,546 130,671 1,458,334
2021 12,724,410 5,925,545 5,303,041 116,631 1,379,193
2022 13,590,336 6,422,369 5,669,175 123,342 1,375,449
2023 14,455,682 6,868,021 6,072,868 118,901 1,395,893
2024 15,001,432 7,331,369 6,145,078 128,424 1,396,561
2025 14,589,324 7,085,161 5,977,585 121,713 1,404,865
Year 2023
January 1,093,696 514,078 449,675 10,344 119,599
February 983,618 456,525 410,113 9,514 107,465
March 1,063,879 502,671 434,129 9,884 117,195
April 977,247 464,180 398,687 8,774 105,607
May 1,110,989 545,322 444,116 8,990 112,560
June 1,304,034 633,076 544,554 9,655 116,748
July 1,607,611 777,552 697,190 11,294 121,576
August 1,603,858 789,921 681,615 10,757 121,565
September 1,326,241 624,014 574,721 10,246 117,261
October 1,139,351 531,156 484,797 9,550 113,848
November 1,090,317 491,338 471,844 9,793 117,342
December 1,154,842 538,187 481,427 10,101 125,127
Year 2024
January 1,278,325 603,544 533,449 12,036 129,296
February 1,036,528 489,150 423,563 10,676 113,139
March 1,044,687 499,637 419,569 10,392 115,089
April 999,096 479,616 400,264 9,242 109,973
May 1,168,782 584,570 463,105 8,850 112,256
June 1,360,605 680,584 557,858 10,487 111,677
July 1,660,604 839,464 688,184 12,422 120,534
August 1,631,548 826,858 669,632 11,976 123,081
September 1,346,969 666,324 556,272 10,438 113,936
October 1,189,665 579,319 491,192 9,998 109,156
November 1,111,910 534,733 452,750 10,478 113,948
December 1,172,713 547,570 489,239 11,429 124,475
Year 2025
January 1,265,668 603,623 521,379 10,803 129,863
February 1,056,476 499,190 436,277 9,704 111,305
March 952,696 452,067 373,880 9,206 117,543
April 947,640 450,611 379,056 8,494 109,479
May 1,089,029 534,464 432,236 8,363 113,965
June 1,342,720 682,644 536,784 10,202 113,090
July 1,637,819 826,076 678,569 12,136 121,038
August 1,551,107 780,085 636,172 11,235 123,615
September 1,345,372 668,782 551,123 10,154 115,312
October 1,159,677 546,187 489,683 10,044 113,763
November 1,059,876 497,326 438,936 10,071 113,543
December 1,181,244 544,105 503,490 11,300 122,349

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 are final. 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.

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