Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Table 1.7.C. Utility Scale Facility Net Generation from Natural Gas by Technology: Total (All Sectors), 2016-January 2026 |
| (Thousand Megawatthours) |
| Natural Gas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Steam Turbine | Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas Other | Total |
| Annual Factors | ||||||
| 2016 | 1,153,209 | 123,429 | 98,204 | 3,714 | 715 | 1,379,271 |
| 2017 | 1,096,212 | 111,732 | 84,520 | 4,370 | 869 | 1,297,703 |
| 2018 | 1,233,699 | 133,823 | 98,017 | 5,203 | 1,101 | 1,471,843 |
| 2019 | 1,343,576 | 130,661 | 106,113 | 6,655 | 1,527 | 1,588,533 |
| 2020 | 1,378,175 | 131,385 | 108,699 | 6,904 | 1,627 | 1,626,790 |
| 2021 | 1,339,517 | 130,987 | 98,533 | 8,255 | 1,899 | 1,579,190 |
| 2022 | 1,421,927 | 144,656 | 109,056 | 9,175 | 2,250 | 1,687,065 |
| 2023 | 1,525,018 | 146,753 | 121,804 | 10,197 | 2,291 | 1,806,063 |
| 2024 | 1,556,652 | 160,082 | 141,330 | 9,677 | 2,162 | 1,869,902 |
| 2025 | 1,497,569 | 163,873 | 135,648 | 10,197 | 52 | 1,807,338 |
| Year 2024 | ||||||
| January | 139,851 | 12,392 | 8,412 | 820 | 190 | 161,667 |
| February | 115,792 | 9,044 | 6,161 | 676 | 172 | 131,845 |
| March | 111,719 | 10,262 | 8,257 | 710 | 190 | 131,137 |
| April | 98,958 | 12,288 | 9,468 | 633 | 185 | 121,532 |
| May | 117,784 | 13,072 | 12,235 | 715 | 188 | 143,993 |
| June | 138,355 | 14,267 | 15,508 | 851 | 175 | 169,156 |
| July | 164,847 | 20,646 | 19,254 | 1,033 | 178 | 205,959 |
| August | 163,347 | 18,900 | 19,450 | 1,038 | 180 | 202,915 |
| Sept | 142,130 | 14,008 | 12,506 | 852 | 175 | 169,671 |
| October | 121,024 | 12,874 | 11,877 | 756 | 180 | 146,711 |
| November | 115,540 | 11,666 | 9,501 | 808 | 171 | 137,687 |
| December | 127,303 | 10,662 | 8,701 | 785 | 179 | 147,630 |
| Year 2025 | ||||||
| January | 133,977 | 12,852 | 9,382 | 788 | 2 | 157,001 |
| February | 113,609 | 9,593 | 7,519 | 651 | 2 | 131,374 |
| March | 101,943 | 9,040 | 6,485 | 648 | 2 | 118,118 |
| April | 92,987 | 11,372 | 9,603 | 676 | 4 | 114,642 |
| May | 113,031 | 10,512 | 10,801 | 722 | 6 | 135,072 |
| June | 134,223 | 15,881 | 13,752 | 933 | 4 | 164,793 |
| July | 156,389 | 24,871 | 19,477 | 1,245 | 9 | 201,991 |
| August | 157,158 | 18,681 | 15,941 | 1,108 | 6 | 192,894 |
| Sept | 139,871 | 14,394 | 12,603 | 1,003 | 5 | 167,876 |
| October | 116,426 | 14,285 | 12,388 | 880 | 5 | 143,985 |
| November | 110,252 | 11,374 | 9,121 | 815 | 4 | 131,565 |
| December | 127,703 | 11,018 | 8,577 | 727 | 3 | 148,027 |
| Year 2026 | ||||||
| January | 127,895 | 12,629 | 10,380 | 724 | 3 | 151,630 |
| Values for 2024 and prior years are final. Values for 2025 and 2026 are preliminary. The 'Natural Gas Other' category consists of power plants with prime movers of Fuel Cells and Other Prime Movers that consume natural gas. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. 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. |