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Data for May 2026 Release Date: July 23, 2026 Next Release Date: August 26, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table ES1.A. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2026 and 2025
 

Net Generation and Consumption of Fuels for May
  Total (All Sectors) Electric Power Sector Commercial Industrial Residential

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type May 2026 May 2025 Percentage Change May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 45,119 48,778 -7.5% 35,433 38,047 9,373 10,408 15 15 298 308 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 1,044 763 36.8% 705 562 308 171 NM NM 27 26 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 403 344 17.2% 212 157 148 155 0 0 43 32 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 137,271 135,072 1.6% 71,315 69,101 57,617 57,590 602 546 7,738 7,835 0 0
Other Fossil Gas Utility Scale Facilities 608 634 -4.1% 0 0 89 121 0 0 518 513 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 65,001 62,145 4.6% 37,162 35,024 27,839 27,121 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 22,738 24,356 -6.6% 20,774 21,964 1,859 2,282 NM 33 69 78 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 82,575 71,657 15.2% 13,545 11,660 66,676 57,709 364 359 1,990 1,929 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 41,157 36,873 11.6% 7,820 6,901 33,310 29,948 13 10 14 14 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 36,418 29,746 22.4% 5,361 4,422 30,723 25,189 99 69 235 66 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 2,597 2,588 0.4% 248 208 657 583 1 5 1,691 1,792 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 1,125 1,197 -6.0% 58 67 767 798 251 274 50 58 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 1,277 1,253 1.9% 58 61 1,220 1,192 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -409 -271 51.1% -254 -136 -155 -134 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 341 556 -38.7% 6 36 -135 14 219 238 250 267 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 354,691 344,034 3.1% 178,898 176,414 163,619 155,437 1,239 1,194 10,934 10,989 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 10,728 9,306 15.3% 0 0 0 0 2,949 2,522 568 515 7,212 6,268
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 46,790 38,721 20.8% 5,361 4,422 30,366 24,859 3,048 2,591 803 581 7,212 6,268
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 47,147 39,051 20.7% 5,361 4,422 30,723 25,189 3,048 2,591 803 581 7,212 6,268
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 25,772 27,925 -7.7% 19,631 21,233 6,031 6,581 5 6 105 106 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,905 1,372 38.9% 1,341 1,053 526 257 NM 34 29 29 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 165 141 16.6% 100 75 52 56 0 0 12 10 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,029,177 996,534 3.3% 556,946 530,197 421,106 415,019 3,564 3,339 47,561 47,978 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 575 617 -6.8% 74 97 20 21 24 24 456 475 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 120 136 -11.5% 5 4 22 44 NM 7 84 81 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 42 55 -23.3% 0.10 0 9 9 0 0 33 46 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 93,632 95,478 -1.9% 4,033 3,774 22,327 23,319 5,627 5,719 61,644 62,666 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 26,347 28,541 -7.7% 19,706 21,329 6,051 6,602 29 30 561 581 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 2,026 1,508 34.3% 1,347 1,057 548 301 NM 41 113 110 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 207 196 5.4% 100 75 61 65 0 0 46 56 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,122,808 1,092,012 2.8% 560,979 533,970 443,433 438,338 9,190 9,059 109,206 110,644 0 0
Fuel Stocks (end-of-month)
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 120,337 120,032 0.3% 99,914 98,001 19,983 21,487 60 54 380 491 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 21,766 24,367 -10.7% 12,606 14,172 7,247 8,033 305 332 1,608 1,830 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 475 619 -23.2% 363 378 8 12 1 1 103 228 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for May
  Total U.S. Electric Power Industry

Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers
(million kWh)		 Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers (million dollars) Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers (cents/kWh)
Sector May 2026 May 2025 Percentage Change May 2026 May 2025 Percentage Change May 2026 May 2025 Percentage Change
Residential 106,659 104,856 1.7% 19,671 18,212 8.0% 18.44 17.37 6.2%
Commercial 124,044 119,943 3.4% 16,795 15,511 8.3% 13.54 12.93 4.7%
Industrial 88,821 87,134 1.9% 7,736 7,220 7.1% 8.71 8.29 5.1%
Transportation 572 556 3.0% 82 76 8.4% 14.34 13.62 5.3%
All Sectors 320,096 312,489 2.4% 44,284 41,018 8.0% 13.83 13.13 5.3%


NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Coal generation and consumption includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, refined coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil.
Petroleum Coke includes petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke.
Natural gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.
Other Fossil Gas includes gaseous propane, blast furnace gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels other than hydrogen.
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels include wood, black liquor, and other wood waste.
Other Biomass includes biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Other Energy Sources includes hydrogen, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and other miscellaneous energy sources.
Coal stocks include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, refined coal, and synthetic coal; waste coal is excluded.
Sales of electricity to ultimate customers and net generation may not correspond exactly for a particular month for a variety of reasons (e.g., sales data may include imported electricity).
Net generation is presented for the calendar month while sales of electricity to ultimate customers and associated revenue accumulate from bills collected for periods of time that vary depending
upon customer class and consumption occurring during and outside the calendar month.
Note: Values are preliminary. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
See technical notes for additional information including more on the Commercial, Industrial, and Transportation sectors.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M, 'Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report.'
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.'