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With Data for 2023 Release Date: October 17, 2024 Next Release: October 2025 full report PDF
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SAS Output
Table 5.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2013 - 2023 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2013 8,596,299 3,970,447 3,917,131 66,570 642,152
2014 8,544,387 3,895,008 3,954,032 71,957 623,390
2015 10,016,576 4,745,255 4,576,683 70,092 624,545
2016 10,170,110 5,018,894 4,571,375 46,304 533,537
2017 9,508,062 4,754,893 4,161,984 50,060 541,126
2018 10,842,129 5,560,267 4,663,935 52,650 565,276
2019 11,612,858 5,980,679 4,958,798 55,575 617,805
2020 11,928,104 6,196,152 5,061,569 51,827 618,556
2021 11,502,569 5,876,442 4,995,247 45,537 585,343
2022 12,384,086 6,376,041 5,364,050 48,658 595,337
2023 13,244,813 6,820,807 5,766,811 49,069 608,127
Year 2021
January 888,929 451,377 380,506 3,962 53,084
February 801,381 404,132 351,999 3,474 41,775
March 761,278 396,874 316,236 3,483 44,685
April 779,081 408,210 324,097 2,984 43,790
May 834,675 433,323 352,461 3,102 45,790
June 1,111,149 575,818 481,482 3,988 49,861
July 1,266,884 654,378 553,358 4,491 54,657
August 1,288,895 657,227 573,063 4,714 53,891
September 1,011,461 508,790 451,326 4,074 47,271
October 962,719 474,461 436,070 3,768 48,420
November 891,827 451,592 386,597 3,669 49,969
December 904,290 460,260 388,053 3,827 52,149
Year 2022
January 972,571 499,668 416,488 3,980 52,436
February 823,713 414,497 360,403 3,525 45,288
March 800,152 407,227 339,907 3,791 49,227
April 767,572 391,895 325,930 3,536 46,211
May 947,250 488,790 406,341 3,767 48,352
June 1,168,712 623,023 491,993 4,050 49,645
July 1,430,805 752,312 619,375 4,873 54,246
August 1,407,824 722,888 625,436 5,064 54,436
September 1,149,683 579,459 517,292 4,325 48,606
October 971,750 491,554 428,251 3,632 48,313
November 928,162 480,119 394,845 3,849 49,349
December 1,015,891 524,610 437,787 4,265 49,229
Year 2023
January 986,729 509,637 423,074 3,981 50,037
February 886,200 452,487 384,540 3,676 45,496
March 959,777 498,668 407,459 3,899 49,751
April 882,659 460,800 374,473 3,575 43,811
May 1,015,436 541,880 420,862 3,768 48,927
June 1,204,125 629,324 518,898 4,137 51,767
July 1,500,478 772,944 667,653 4,925 54,956
August 1,498,044 785,548 652,373 4,711 55,411
September 1,225,232 620,161 548,257 4,408 52,405
October 1,040,696 527,858 458,366 3,905 50,567
November 986,104 487,240 444,261 3,741 50,862
December 1,059,333 534,260 466,594 4,344 54,135

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.