Table 7.16. Receipts of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2021 and 2020
(Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State		 All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  Year 2021 Year 2020 Percentage Change Year 2021 Year 2020 Year 2021 Year 2020 Year 2021 Year 2020 Year 2021 Year 2020
New England 384,576 353,707 8.7% 635 1,293 383,941 352,414 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 159,374 155,098 2.8% 0 0 159,374 155,098 0 0 0 0
Maine 19,660 10,418 89% 0 0 19,660 10,418 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 110,095 103,157 6.7% 635 1,083 109,460 102,074 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire 32,122 26,082 23% 0 210 32,122 25,872 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 63,325 58,951 7.4% 0 0 63,325 58,951 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 1,454,370 1,422,159 2.3% 113,768 103,835 1,328,332 1,308,193 0 0 12,271 10,130
New Jersey 214,529 219,140 -2.1% 0 0 214,529 219,140 0 0 0 0
New York 404,185 392,927 2.9% 113,768 103,835 283,507 282,064 0 0 6,910 7,028
Pennsylvania 835,656 810,093 3.2% 0 0 830,296 806,990 0 0 5,360 3,103
East North Central 1,119,704 1,215,636 -7.9% 381,952 426,360 712,136 768,653 6,243 6,057 19,374 14,565
Illinois 161,282 187,047 -14% 15,841 18,041 141,390 168,971 0 0 4,051 35
Indiana 195,235 220,701 -12% 85,488 106,817 109,747 113,884 0 0 0 0
Michigan 229,961 280,514 -18% 79,802 98,339 137,720 170,304 6,243 6,057 6,197 5,815
Ohio 385,386 371,678 3.7% 63,323 61,626 316,600 304,210 0 0 5,463 5,842
Wisconsin 147,841 155,696 -5.0% 137,498 141,537 6,679 11,285 0 0 3,663 2,873
West North Central 242,167 247,509 -2.2% 193,571 198,962 42,181 42,536 2,285 2,131 4,130 3,879
Iowa 57,155 56,882 0.5% 53,025 53,002 0 0 0 0 4,130 3,879
Kansas 17,324 19,526 -11% 17,324 19,526 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 82,781 77,818 6.4% 53,250 50,787 29,513 27,015 17 16 0 0
Missouri 49,849 60,046 -17% 34,914 42,410 12,667 15,521 2,268 2,115 0 0
Nebraska 11,099 10,753 3.2% 11,099 10,753 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 15,538 15,793 -1.6% 15,538 15,793 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 8,421 6,692 26% 8,421 6,692 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 2,773,119 2,856,503 -2.9% 2,331,380 2,362,009 403,128 455,858 0 0 38,611 38,636
Delaware 20,981 26,676 -21% 0 0 20,981 26,676 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 1,291,719 1,332,771 -3.1% 1,239,841 1,285,460 47,429 43,241 0 0 4,450 4,070
Georgia 411,132 427,935 -3.9% 335,256 325,139 65,571 93,400 0 0 10,305 9,395
Maryland 97,680 94,281 3.6% 23,426 20,250 74,254 74,031 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 366,122 308,427 19% 301,388 247,818 61,431 57,328 0 0 3,303 3,281
South Carolina 171,948 181,066 -5.0% 167,052 175,817 3,545 3,107 0 0 1,350 2,142
Virginia 387,138 456,561 -15% 260,777 306,326 114,182 137,949 0 0 12,179 12,286
West Virginia 26,399 28,786 -8.3% 3,640 1,199 15,735 20,125 0 0 7,024 7,462
East South Central 955,512 1,000,655 -4.5% 706,434 756,066 220,148 216,535 0 0 28,930 28,054
Alabama 364,691 370,265 -1.5% 151,572 159,727 213,119 210,538 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 108,445 102,350 6.0% 101,583 96,489 6,862 5,861 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 355,032 395,158 -10% 354,866 395,022 167 136 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 127,344 132,882 -4.2% 98,414 104,828 0 0 0 0 28,930 28,054
West South Central 2,953,583 3,184,607 -7.3% 970,184 1,086,155 1,337,790 1,441,159 0 0 645,609 657,293
Arkansas 149,452 133,521 12% 136,190 118,428 9,886 12,457 0 0 3,375 2,636
Louisiana 504,403 567,921 -11% 276,806 320,706 28,262 33,104 0 0 199,336 214,111
Oklahoma 264,185 343,804 -23% 175,359 224,912 82,405 112,383 0 0 6,421 6,509
Texas 2,035,543 2,139,361 -4.9% 381,830 422,109 1,217,236 1,283,216 0 0 436,477 434,036
Mountain 826,452 887,272 -6.9% 668,362 742,388 157,805 144,511 0 0 285 373
Arizona 355,100 385,349 -7.8% 252,298 301,616 102,802 83,733 0 0 0 0
Colorado 110,077 133,151 -17% 92,408 112,006 17,670 21,145 0 0 0 0
Idaho 31,238 25,101 24% 18,928 13,640 12,310 11,461 0 0 0 0
Montana 3,210 2,349 37% 3,176 2,337 35 12 0 0 0 0
Nevada 176,194 183,561 -4.0% 176,194 183,561 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 74,648 90,785 -18% 49,673 62,642 24,976 28,143 0 0 0 0
Utah 68,220 61,318 11% 67,935 60,945 0 0 0 0 285 373
Wyoming 7,764 5,658 37% 7,751 5,642 13 16 0 0 0 0
Pacific Contiguous 843,445 802,978 5.0% 333,590 323,650 480,204 449,078 0 0 29,651 30,251
California 593,557 585,827 1.3% 188,682 193,667 375,224 361,909 0 0 29,651 30,251
Oregon 147,598 130,565 13% 76,014 67,323 71,584 63,242 0 0 0 0
Washington 102,290 86,586 18% 68,894 62,660 33,396 23,926 0 0 0 0
Pacific Noncontiguous 13,979 10,527 33% 13,979 10,527 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alaska 13,979 10,527 33% 13,979 10,527 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 11,566,909 11,981,552 -3.5% 5,713,855 6,011,244 5,065,664 5,178,938 8,528 8,188 778,861 783,182

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."