Electric Power Monthly

Data for January 2024 Release Date: March 26, 2024 Next Release Date: April 24, 2024 Full report PDF

SAS Output

Table 1.2.C. Net Generation by Energy Source: Commercial Sector, 2014-January 2024

(Thousand Megawatthours)

	Generation at Utility Scale Facilities												Small Scale Generation	Net Generation From Utility and Small Scale Facilities
Period	Coal	Petroleum Liquids	Petroleum Coke	Natural Gas	Other Gas	Nuclear	Hydroelectric Conventional	Solar	Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric and Solar	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Other	Total Generation at Utility Scale Facilities	Estimated Solar Photovoltaic	Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic	Estimated Total Solar
Annual Totals
2014	595	247	9	7,227	0	0	38	371	2,862	0	1,171	12,520	5,146	5,516	5,516
2015	509	183	8	7,471	0	0	35	416	2,803	0	1,170	12,595	5,689	6,106	6,106
2016	383	77	6	7,730	0	0	217	529	2,697	0	1,068	12,706	6,158	6,687	6,687
2017	329	103	8	8,042	0	0	240	521	2,729	0	1,088	13,060	7,685	8,206	8,206
2018	303	132	7	8,419	0	0	227	525	2,688	0	1,010	13,312	9,798	10,324	10,324
2019	268	116	5	8,610	0	0	188	587	2,840	0	1,076	13,689	11,002	11,588	11,588
2020	240	97	2	8,110	0	0	214	586	2,761	0	1,035	13,046	12,859	13,445	13,445
2021	280	94	4	7,346	0	0	258	598	2,978	0	1,209	12,768	15,124	15,722	15,722
2022	287	101	10	7,830	0	0	263	669	4,185	0	3,391	16,737	17,724	18,393	18,393
2023	200	70	2	8,370	0	0	238	690	3,908	0	3,198	16,675	19,470	20,161	20,161
Year 2022
January	29	23	1	655	0	0	24	36	358	0	276	1,403	1,012	1,048	1,048
February	19	6	1	563	0	0	21	42	324	0	254	1,232	1,116	1,158	1,158
March	18	5	1	606	0	0	24	56	346	0	271	1,328	1,521	1,576	1,576
April	13	6	1	559	0	0	21	66	349	0	295	1,308	1,662	1,728	1,728
May	10	6	1	611	0	0	26	71	358	0	298	1,381	1,816	1,887	1,887
June	27	8	1	672	0	0	27	74	354	0	291	1,455	1,819	1,893	1,893
July	26	7	1	807	0	0	26	72	359	0	294	1,592	1,894	1,966	1,966
August	29	8	0	822	0	0	22	69	360	0	286	1,595	1,801	1,871	1,871
Sept	30	5	0.25	696	0	0	18	61	335	0	272	1,417	1,608	1,668	1,668
October	28	5	0	571	0	0	15	52	345	0	284	1,300	1,383	1,435	1,435
November	28	6	1	601	0	0	18	40	350	0	286	1,330	1,086	1,126	1,126
December	30	18	1	668	0	0	20	29	347	0	284	1,397	1,007	1,037	1,037
Year 2023
January	22	8	1	664	0	0	23	35	341	0	271	1,365	1,105	1,140	1,140
February	20	8	0.27	619	0	0	20	39	294	0	231	1,231	1,231	1,270	1,270
March	16	7	0.20	651	0	0	NM	56	309	0	241	1,300	1,658	1,713	1,713
April	20	NM	0	599	0	0	NM	60	298	0	235	1,233	1,838	1,898	1,898
May	18	NM	0	624	0	0	NM	70	324	0	272	1,345	2,002	2,073	2,073
June	NM	4	0	727	0	0	NM	68	337	0	282	1,447	1,995	2,063	2,063
July	12	6	0	820	0	0	NM	74	343	0	290	1,566	2,073	2,147	2,147
August	11	5	0	820	0	0	NM	71	336	0	278	1,542	1,976	2,047	2,047
Sept	14	5	0	765	0	0	NM	60	311	0	258	1,427	1,764	1,824	1,824
October	19	5	0	673	0	0	NM	52	328	0	272	1,364	1,526	1,579	1,579
November	18	6	0	678	0	0	17	59	337	0	278	1,393	1,202	1,261	1,261
December	21	7	1	729	0	0	NM	46	350	0	289	1,462	1,101	1,147	1,147
Year 2024
January	30	11	1	751	0	0	21	44	344	0	278	1,481	1,206	1,251	1,251
Year to Date
2022	29	23	1	655	0	0	24	36	358	0	276	1,403	1,012	1,048	1,048
2023	22	8	1	664	0	0	23	35	341	0	271	1,365	1,105	1,140	1,140
2024	30	11	1	751	0	0	21	44	344	0	278	1,481	1,206	1,251	1,251
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2023	280	86	10	7,839	0	0	262	668	4,168	0	3,386	16,700	17,817	18,485	18,485
2024	NM	NM	2	8,457	0	0	NM	699	3,911	0	3,205	16,792	19,572	20,271	20,271

Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal; synthetic coal and refined coal; and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils, jet fuel, kerosene, waste oil, and beginning in 2011, propane. Prior to 2011 propane was included in Other Gases.
Petroleum Coke includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases.
Other Gas includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels. Prior to 2011, Other Gas included propane and synthesis gases.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.
Renewable Sources include wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind.
Other includes non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, hydrogen, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and other miscellaneous energy sources.
Notes: Beginning with 2001 data, non-biogenic municipal solid waste and tire-derived fuels are reclassified as non-renewable energy sources and included in Other. Biogenic municipal solid waste is included in Other Renewable Sources.
See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2022 and prior years are final. Values for 2023 and 2024 are preliminary. 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. NM=Not meaningful due to large standard error. W=Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report; 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;
Form EIA-423, Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.
Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic generation and small scale solar photovoltaic capacity are based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861 and from estimation methods described in the technical notes.