Table 5.4.E. Natural Gas: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2013 - 2023 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers
Commercial
Sector
Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2013 905,583 0 311,058 51,939 542,587
2014 891,994 5,033 300,870 47,579 538,514
2015 965,573 8,254 292,629 47,573 617,118
2016 1,188,399 39,123 367,919 83,938 697,418
2017 1,204,582 39,828 318,611 107,987 738,156
2018 1,242,771 44,393 341,707 85,108 771,563
2019 1,232,925 43,862 327,203 82,455 779,405
2020 1,330,225 48,377 337,024 81,490 863,334
2021 1,258,705 50,514 316,694 73,588 817,909
2022 1,241,812 47,619 313,753 77,225 803,214
2023 1,245,459 47,866 314,352 72,281 810,961
Year 2021
January 114,846 4,638 28,461 7,172 74,575
February 97,980 4,262 25,141 6,408 62,169
March 102,314 4,105 25,665 6,167 66,377
April 99,946 3,781 25,985 5,142 65,038
May 99,794 3,572 25,228 5,046 65,948
June 104,900 4,628 26,003 5,910 68,359
July 110,158 4,582 27,024 6,556 71,995
August 110,098 4,760 28,194 6,984 70,161
September 100,529 4,034 25,376 5,832 65,288
October 102,301 3,246 26,062 5,903 67,089
November 105,552 4,390 26,581 6,009 68,572
December 110,287 4,517 26,975 6,458 72,337
Year 2022
January 115,425 4,763 29,244 7,589 73,829
February 101,428 4,030 25,905 6,706 64,787
March 105,152 3,945 26,566 6,606 68,035
April 95,492 2,808 23,111 5,921 63,651
May 98,439 3,439 24,825 5,804 64,370
June 100,539 3,996 26,351 6,061 64,131
July 109,613 4,736 29,480 7,039 68,358
August 109,239 4,375 28,378 7,127 69,360
September 99,549 3,697 25,602 6,017 64,232
October 98,163 3,163 24,207 5,599 65,194
November 101,006 4,130 23,735 5,878 67,263
December 107,768 4,538 26,349 6,877 70,004
Year 2023
January 108,868 4,492 26,208 6,546 71,622
February 99,093 3,990 25,368 6,003 63,731
March 105,889 4,034 26,442 6,145 69,268
April 96,231 3,387 23,983 5,320 63,541
May 97,540 3,502 23,200 5,365 65,473
June 101,810 3,807 25,465 5,667 66,871
July 108,398 4,694 28,686 6,525 68,493
August 107,197 4,289 28,645 6,206 68,057
September 102,633 3,905 26,025 6,000 66,703
October 100,190 3,331 25,929 5,796 65,134
November 105,909 4,079 27,145 6,237 68,449
December 111,701 4,357 27,254 6,471 73,619

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.