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

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2015 11,326,564 4,913,263 5,032,066 119,502 1,261,732
2016 11,704,224 5,228,667 5,096,363 131,489 1,247,706
2017 11,032,375 4,951,457 4,626,852 159,580 1,294,487
2018 12,443,568 5,784,146 5,167,665 139,498 1,352,259
2019 13,241,359 6,222,048 5,465,029 139,483 1,414,799
2020 13,655,071 6,446,937 5,576,130 134,665 1,497,340
2021 13,151,252 6,122,182 5,489,692 120,485 1,418,893
2022 14,034,401 6,627,889 5,864,392 127,423 1,414,697
2023 14,930,337 7,089,579 6,282,273 123,050 1,435,435
2024 15,509,535 7,578,610 6,361,723 132,749 1,436,454
2025 15,071,419 7,320,228 6,183,560 126,111 1,441,520
Year 2023
January 1,132,704 532,719 466,145 10,706 123,135
February 1,016,876 471,994 424,553 9,848 110,480
March 1,098,964 519,154 449,195 10,230 120,385
April 1,008,120 478,077 412,424 9,054 108,566
May 1,145,746 561,805 458,900 9,290 115,751
June 1,346,007 653,106 562,877 9,986 120,039
July 1,660,039 802,482 720,962 11,676 124,918
August 1,655,800 814,832 704,860 11,136 124,972
September 1,368,425 643,628 593,665 10,606 120,526
October 1,175,834 547,672 501,153 9,887 117,121
November 1,126,271 506,842 488,538 10,153 120,738
December 1,195,550 557,267 499,003 10,478 128,802
Year 2024
January 1,324,066 625,568 552,902 12,447 133,149
February 1,073,631 506,646 439,449 11,049 116,488
March 1,080,270 516,331 434,813 10,748 118,377
April 1,030,753 494,073 414,136 9,548 112,996
May 1,204,763 601,720 478,492 9,135 115,415
June 1,404,511 701,914 576,917 10,832 114,849
July 1,718,503 869,289 712,471 12,827 123,916
August 1,688,501 856,226 693,360 12,377 126,539
September 1,392,319 688,878 575,489 10,784 117,167
October 1,229,250 598,550 508,095 10,355 112,250
November 1,149,375 552,721 468,600 10,833 117,220
December 1,213,593 566,694 506,999 11,812 128,088
Year 2025
January 1,309,693 625,040 540,082 11,205 133,366
February 1,093,324 516,761 452,168 10,043 114,351
March 984,156 466,859 387,193 9,541 120,563
April 977,248 464,141 391,976 8,795 112,336
May 1,123,180 551,476 446,156 8,658 116,890
June 1,385,990 704,762 554,711 10,574 115,943
July 1,692,831 854,166 701,960 12,563 124,142
August 1,602,085 805,916 657,798 11,648 126,723
September 1,389,101 690,602 569,748 10,537 118,214
October 1,197,193 564,141 505,955 10,432 116,665
November 1,094,897 513,637 454,066 10,429 116,765
December 1,221,721 562,727 521,747 11,685 125,563

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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