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Data for January 2026 Release Date: March 24, 2026 Next Release Date: April 23, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 1.2.C. Net Generation by Energy Source: Commercial Sector, 2016-January 2026
(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
Fossil
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
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 220 76 2 7,744 0 0 293 615 3,930 0 3,185 16,066 19,751 20,366 20,366
2024 204 12 4 7,157 0 0 311 566 3,875 0 3,130 15,258 21,652 22,218 22,218
2025 210 86 4 7,765 0 0 339 709 3,776 0 3,029 15,917 24,795 25,503 25,503
Year 2024
January 34 0.01 1 620 0 0 30 23 346 0 278 1,330 1,218 1,241 1,241
February 23 -1 0.43 567 0 0 28 34 305 0 247 1,204 1,386 1,420 1,420
March 19 2 0 565 0 0 31 48 313 0 243 1,221 1,821 1,869 1,869
April 15 3 0 533 0 0 30 56 305 0 245 1,187 2,007 2,063 2,063
May 7 0.19 1 525 0 0 32 64 338 0 278 1,245 2,216 2,280 2,280
June 10 6 1 613 0 0 23 67 323 0 264 1,308 2,213 2,280 2,280
July 14 1 0 728 0 0 24 63 335 0 270 1,435 2,297 2,360 2,360
August 15 0.36 0 699 0 0 23 61 330 0 280 1,409 2,204 2,265 2,265
Sept 16 -1 0 602 0 0 20 48 316 0 255 1,257 1,969 2,018 2,018
October 14 -2 0 563 0 0 21 46 315 0 258 1,215 1,709 1,755 1,755
November 17 2 0 563 0 0 23 31 321 0 254 1,210 1,336 1,367 1,367
December 19 1 1 580 0 0 25 25 328 0 259 1,238 1,276 1,300 1,300
Year 2025
January 28 NM 1 656 0 0 32 38 323 0 255 1,351 1,408 1,446 1,446
February 22 NM 1 577 0 0 NM 39 309 0 246 1,228 1,534 1,573 1,573
March 16 6 0 611 0 0 NM 60 320 0 254 1,295 2,073 2,133 2,133
April 14 4 0 534 0 0 34 66 302 0 242 1,196 2,322 2,389 2,389
May 15 NM 0 546 0 0 33 69 290 0 238 1,194 2,522 2,591 2,591
June 12 6 0 662 0 0 30 76 312 0 247 1,345 2,530 2,606 2,606
July 18 5 0 768 0 0 NM 80 318 0 258 1,474 2,636 2,716 2,716
August 15 14 0 727 0 0 29 76 320 0 264 1,445 2,531 2,607 2,607
Sept 17 4 0 671 0 0 19 67 299 0 246 1,324 2,277 2,344 2,344
October 17 4 0 664 0 0 22 57 327 0 266 1,357 1,968 2,025 2,025
November 18 5 0 665 0 0 26 47 324 0 255 1,340 1,533 1,580 1,580
December 16 NM 1 685 0 0 NM 34 331 0 257 1,369 1,460 1,494 1,494
Year 2026
January 24 NM 1 679 0 0 NM 40 306 0 232 1,362 1,599 1,638 1,638
Year to Date
2024 34 0.01 1 620 0 0 30 23 346 0 278 1,330 1,218 1,241 1,241
2025 28 NM 1 656 0 0 32 38 323 0 255 1,351 1,408 1,446 1,446
2026 24 NM 1 679 0 0 NM 40 306 0 232 1,362 1,599 1,638 1,638
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 198 NM 4 7,193 0 0 312 581 3,852 0 3,108 15,279 21,842 22,424 22,424
2026 206 NM 4 7,788 0 0 NM 710 3,759 0 3,005 15,928 24,985 25,695 25,695

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 Fossil Gas.
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 Fossil Gas.
Petroleum Coke includes petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011, petroleum coke-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Fossil Gas.
Other Fossil Gas includes gaseous propane, blast furnace gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels other than hydrogen.
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 hydrogen, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, 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 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 and 2026 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.