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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.D. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
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 8,813,288 4,059,838 4,026,793 67,918 658,740
2014 8,795,303 4,001,826 4,076,787 74,194 642,495
2015 10,360,990 4,905,009 4,739,438 71,929 644,615
2016 10,515,826 5,189,543 4,728,444 47,550 550,288
2017 9,827,794 4,911,629 4,308,241 51,592 556,331
2018 11,200,796 5,739,753 4,825,957 54,390 580,696
2019 12,008,434 6,178,186 5,137,826 57,028 635,394
2020 12,324,847 6,398,560 5,239,106 53,175 634,006
2021 11,892,547 6,071,668 5,172,999 46,896 600,984
2022 12,792,589 6,580,269 5,550,639 50,198 611,483
2023 13,684,166 7,041,001 5,967,921 50,769 624,475
Year 2021
January 919,810 466,675 394,513 4,081 54,541
February 830,306 418,486 365,280 3,578 42,963
March 787,638 410,080 328,037 3,587 45,934
April 804,738 421,193 335,514 3,073 44,958
May 862,177 447,214 364,761 3,192 47,011
June 1,148,146 594,946 497,941 4,108 51,151
July 1,310,545 677,004 572,832 4,622 56,087
August 1,332,180 679,117 592,919 4,851 55,293
September 1,045,249 525,487 467,085 4,200 48,477
October 994,479 489,500 451,388 3,882 49,709
November 921,969 466,297 400,599 3,782 51,291
December 935,310 475,670 402,130 3,940 53,569
Year 2022
January 1,005,525 516,084 431,435 4,104 53,901
February 851,167 427,737 373,226 3,640 46,563
March 825,945 419,799 351,669 3,910 50,566
April 791,873 403,696 337,071 3,637 47,469
May 976,896 503,588 419,789 3,875 49,643
June 1,205,401 642,072 508,210 4,180 50,938
July 1,476,117 775,494 640,021 5,013 55,590
August 1,455,041 746,891 647,073 5,212 55,865
September 1,189,365 599,087 535,910 4,476 49,894
October 1,003,933 507,308 443,201 3,758 49,666
November 958,728 495,304 408,724 3,979 50,722
December 1,052,598 543,210 454,311 4,413 50,664
Year 2023
January 1,022,559 528,140 438,829 4,122 51,469
February 916,639 467,841 398,275 3,811 46,711
March 991,960 515,040 421,801 4,043 51,076
April 910,851 474,610 387,555 3,696 44,990
May 1,047,441 558,273 435,019 3,896 50,252
June 1,243,188 649,252 536,524 4,281 53,131
July 1,549,860 797,738 690,661 5,091 56,370
August 1,546,842 810,325 674,780 4,875 56,862
September 1,264,543 639,659 566,542 4,561 53,782
October 1,074,320 544,280 474,053 4,045 51,942
November 1,018,988 502,624 460,252 3,869 52,243
December 1,096,977 553,220 483,631 4,481 55,645

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.