Table 5.2.C. Petroleum Liquids: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2011 - 2021 (Thousand Barrels)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2011 31,152 20,844 6,637 301 3,370
2012 25,702 17,521 5,102 394 2,685
2013 26,687 16,827 6,544 826 2,490
2014 34,630 19,716 11,859 667 2,389
2015 32,067 18,624 10,629 531 2,283
2016 24,682 16,205 5,869 352 2,255
2017 23,708 15,640 5,681 429 1,958
2018 31,228 18,448 9,820 619 2,341
2019 22,998 15,748 4,690 670 1,890
2020 19,738 13,972 3,626 507 1,633
2021 23,706 16,929 4,380 580 1,816
Year 2019
January 2,911 1,691 797 90 333
February 1,678 1,108 349 44 177
March 1,635 1,164 281 44 145
April 1,560 1,049 329 32 150
May 1,929 1,311 362 137 119
June 1,862 1,372 344 29 117
July 1,928 1,332 448 48 101
August 1,992 1,478 352 44 118
September 1,807 1,310 321 54 121
October 1,848 1,309 365 44 130
November 1,875 1,231 356 55 232
December 1,972 1,393 385 48 146
Year 2020
January 1,886 1,445 253 49 140
February 1,614 1,151 252 30 180
March 1,416 965 292 37 122
April 1,388 883 249 24 232
May 1,437 1,019 267 52 99
June 1,660 1,194 306 37 123
July 1,824 1,301 360 50 113
August 1,773 1,290 329 55 99
September 1,526 1,109 266 46 106
October 1,714 1,263 291 34 126
November 1,616 1,121 309 46 140
December 1,886 1,231 453 48 154
Year 2021
January 1,952 1,380 312 56 203
February 3,303 2,320 663 71 249
March 1,678 1,183 272 56 167
April 1,652 1,195 276 52 129
May 1,663 1,207 284 48 124
June 1,846 1,295 399 39 114
July 1,768 1,246 356 47 119
August 2,346 1,757 406 41 142
September 1,877 1,402 316 34 125
October 1,828 1,323 299 48 158
November 1,809 1,266 367 37 140
December 1,984 1,355 431 51 147

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.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils, jet fuel, kerosene, waste oil, and beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011 propane was included in Other Gases.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
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.