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With Data for 2023 Release Date: October 17, 2024 Next Release: October 2025 full report PDF
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Table 5.4.F. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
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 9,718,871 4,059,838 4,337,851 119,857 1,201,326
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 14,929,626 7,088,867 6,282,273 123,050 1,435,435
Year 2021
January 1,034,657 471,313 422,974 11,253 129,116
February 928,286 422,747 390,421 9,986 105,132
March 889,952 414,185 353,702 9,755 112,310
April 904,684 424,973 361,499 8,215 109,997
May 961,971 450,786 389,988 8,238 112,959
June 1,253,046 599,574 523,944 10,018 119,510
July 1,420,703 681,587 599,856 11,178 128,082
August 1,442,278 683,877 621,113 11,834 125,453
September 1,145,778 529,520 492,460 10,032 113,765
October 1,096,780 492,746 477,450 9,786 116,799
November 1,027,520 470,687 427,180 9,791 119,863
December 1,045,597 480,187 429,105 10,398 125,907
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 1,131,427 532,631 465,037 10,668 123,091
February 1,015,731 471,831 423,644 9,814 110,443
March 1,097,849 519,074 448,244 10,188 120,344
April 1,007,082 477,997 411,538 9,016 108,531
May 1,144,981 561,776 458,219 9,261 115,726
June 1,344,997 653,059 561,989 9,947 120,003
July 1,658,258 802,432 719,346 11,616 124,863
August 1,654,039 814,613 703,425 11,081 124,919
September 1,367,175 643,563 592,567 10,561 120,484
October 1,174,510 547,611 499,982 9,841 117,076
November 1,124,897 506,703 487,397 10,106 120,692
December 1,208,677 557,577 510,885 10,951 129,264

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.