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Electric Power Annual

With Data for 2024 Release Date: October 16, 2025 Next Release: October 2026 full report PDF
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SAS Output
Table 5.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2014 - 2024 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
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 13,245,495 6,821,490 5,766,810 49,069 608,127
2024 13,754,749 7,282,518 5,831,864 47,993 592,373
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 987,973 509,721 424,167 4,015 50,070
February 887,314 452,645 385,437 3,707 45,525
March 960,860 498,746 408,397 3,937 49,780
April 883,667 460,878 375,346 3,608 43,836
May 1,016,179 541,909 421,533 3,794 48,943
June 1,205,103 629,369 519,772 4,171 51,790
July 1,502,219 772,992 669,249 4,980 54,998
August 1,499,764 785,760 653,790 4,761 55,453
September 1,226,450 620,224 549,340 4,449 52,437
October 1,041,989 527,917 459,521 3,948 50,603
November 987,442 487,374 445,387 3,784 50,897
December 1,046,536 533,955 454,871 3,915 53,796
Year 2024
January 1,162,832 599,189 505,458 4,128 54,057
February 934,713 485,159 397,568 3,745 48,241
March 941,501 495,352 393,681 3,746 48,722
April 905,025 476,354 377,984 3,512 47,174
May 1,070,779 580,971 438,725 3,519 47,565
June 1,260,404 676,543 531,767 4,168 47,925
July 1,551,563 834,670 659,202 4,998 52,693
August 1,521,577 822,175 639,987 4,741 54,674
September 1,244,270 662,026 529,221 3,974 49,050
October 1,089,749 575,812 465,530 3,720 44,687
November 1,009,898 531,088 428,789 3,798 46,223
December 1,062,440 543,180 463,952 3,945 51,363

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.