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With Data for 2024 Release Date: October 16, 2025 Next Release: October 2026 full report PDF
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Table 5.4.F. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2014 - 2024 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2014 9,687,297 4,006,859 4,377,657 121,773 1,181,009
2015 11,326,564 4,913,263 5,032,066 119,502 1,261,732
2016 11,704,224 5,228,667 5,096,363 131,489 1,247,706
2017 11,032,375 4,951,457 4,626,852 159,580 1,294,487
2018 12,443,568 5,784,146 5,167,665 139,498 1,352,259
2019 13,241,359 6,222,048 5,465,029 139,483 1,414,799
2020 13,655,071 6,446,937 5,576,130 134,665 1,497,340
2021 13,151,252 6,122,182 5,489,692 120,485 1,418,893
2022 14,034,401 6,627,889 5,864,392 127,423 1,414,697
2023 14,930,337 7,089,579 6,282,273 123,050 1,435,435
2024 15,509,535 7,578,610 6,361,723 132,749 1,436,454
Year 2022
January 1,120,949 520,847 460,679 11,693 127,730
February 952,594 431,767 399,131 10,346 111,350
March 931,097 423,744 378,235 10,516 118,601
April 887,365 406,504 360,181 9,559 111,120
May 1,075,335 507,028 444,615 9,679 114,014
June 1,305,940 646,069 534,561 10,241 115,069
July 1,585,730 780,229 669,501 12,052 123,948
August 1,564,279 751,266 675,450 12,339 125,225
September 1,288,914 602,784 561,511 10,493 114,126
October 1,102,096 510,470 467,408 9,358 114,860
November 1,059,735 499,433 432,459 9,857 117,985
December 1,160,366 547,747 480,661 11,290 120,668
Year 2023
January 1,132,704 532,719 466,145 10,706 123,135
February 1,016,876 471,994 424,553 9,848 110,480
March 1,098,964 519,154 449,195 10,230 120,385
April 1,008,120 478,077 412,424 9,054 108,566
May 1,145,746 561,805 458,900 9,290 115,751
June 1,346,007 653,106 562,877 9,986 120,039
July 1,660,039 802,482 720,962 11,676 124,918
August 1,655,800 814,832 704,860 11,136 124,972
September 1,368,425 643,628 593,665 10,606 120,526
October 1,175,834 547,672 501,153 9,887 117,121
November 1,126,271 506,842 488,538 10,153 120,738
December 1,195,550 557,267 499,003 10,478 128,802
Year 2024
January 1,324,066 625,568 552,902 12,447 133,149
February 1,073,631 506,646 439,449 11,049 116,488
March 1,080,270 516,331 434,813 10,748 118,377
April 1,030,753 494,073 414,136 9,548 112,996
May 1,204,763 601,720 478,492 9,135 115,415
June 1,404,511 701,914 576,917 10,832 114,849
July 1,718,503 869,289 712,471 12,827 123,916
August 1,688,501 856,226 693,360 12,377 126,539
September 1,392,319 688,878 575,489 10,784 117,167
October 1,229,250 598,550 508,095 10,355 112,250
November 1,149,375 552,721 468,600 10,833 117,220
December 1,213,593 566,694 506,999 11,812 128,088

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.