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Data for January 2023 Release Date: March 24, 2023 Next Release Date: April 25, 2023 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Table 1.1. Net Generation by Energy Source: Total (All Sectors), 2013-January 2023
(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
2013 1,581,115 13,820 13,344 1,124,836 12,853 789,016 268,565 9,036 244,472 -4,681 13,588 4,065,964 N/A N/A N/A
2014 1,581,710 18,276 11,955 1,126,635 12,022 797,166 259,367 17,691 261,522 -6,174 13,393 4,093,564 11,233 26,482 28,924
2015 1,352,398 17,372 10,877 1,334,668 13,117 797,178 249,080 24,893 270,268 -5,091 13,955 4,078,714 14,139 35,805 39,032
2016 1,239,149 13,008 11,197 1,379,271 12,807 805,694 267,812 36,054 305,579 -6,686 13,689 4,077,574 18,812 51,483 54,866
2017 1,205,835 12,414 8,976 1,297,703 12,469 804,950 300,333 53,287 332,963 -6,495 13,008 4,035,443 23,990 74,008 77,277
2018 1,149,487 16,245 8,981 1,471,843 13,463 807,084 292,524 63,825 350,467 -5,905 12,973 4,180,988 29,539 89,773 93,365
2019 964,957 11,522 6,819 1,588,533 12,591 809,409 287,874 71,937 368,862 -5,261 13,331 4,130,574 34,957 103,676 106,894
2020 773,393 9,662 7,679 1,626,790 11,818 789,879 285,274 89,199 408,539 -5,321 12,855 4,009,767 41,522 127,588 130,721
2021 897,999 11,663 7,511 1,579,190 11,397 779,645 251,585 115,258 448,424 -5,112 12,140 4,109,699 49,164 161,499 164,422
2022 828,993 16,274 7,109 1,689,465 11,884 771,537 261,999 145,598 505,272 -6,034 11,038 4,243,136 58,512 201,107 204,110
Year 2021
January 81,240 936 702 126,530 1,035 71,732 24,560 5,559 36,231 -424 1,109 349,210 2,750 8,229 8,309
February 87,470 1,589 660 111,183 820 62,954 20,137 6,330 32,261 -425 921 323,900 2,939 9,135 9,270
March 61,904 791 645 107,019 860 63,708 21,220 9,296 45,129 -236 1,060 311,397 4,158 13,196 13,454
April 53,956 802 422 107,416 871 57,092 19,389 10,892 41,696 -197 969 293,308 4,610 15,168 15,502
May 63,873 835 534 114,676 914 63,394 23,309 12,457 39,602 -416 1,003 320,181 5,063 17,127 17,520
June 87,265 932 453 149,376 974 66,070 23,454 12,197 32,506 -376 1,006 373,856 5,107 16,983 17,304
July 101,537 883 681 170,189 1,046 68,832 22,098 12,192 27,811 -685 1,041 405,624 5,192 17,127 17,384
August 101,855 1,197 747 172,716 1,031 69,471 20,328 11,967 33,192 -670 1,031 412,865 4,924 16,551 16,891
Sept 78,877 950 638 138,214 984 64,520 17,022 11,214 34,783 -434 975 347,744 4,370 15,282 15,584
October 62,572 894 655 131,852 1,062 58,401 17,133 9,268 37,809 -427 982 320,202 3,821 12,866 13,089
November 57,426 887 783 122,433 871 62,749 19,373 7,795 41,400 -377 970 314,310 3,259 10,866 11,054
December 60,025 968 591 127,586 930 70,720 23,562 6,091 46,004 -445 1,073 337,104 2,970 8,969 9,061
Year 2022
January 87,485 3,002 537 135,409 984 70,577 26,213 8,171 44,205 -493 1,017 377,106 3,247 11,285 11,418
February 70,746 1,021 625 115,538 837 61,852 22,904 9,333 43,595 -412 892 326,931 3,577 12,751 12,910
March 60,743 966 463 111,806 896 63,154 25,356 11,898 48,837 -318 971 324,772 4,900 16,543 16,798
April 55,023 745 496 105,729 914 55,290 19,573 13,476 51,401 -265 941 303,324 5,409 18,563 18,885
May 62,225 861 667 127,714 1,061 63,382 23,071 15,198 47,544 -467 959 342,215 5,946 20,773 21,145
June 73,287 912 665 156,242 998 65,715 26,892 16,058 39,525 -589 943 380,649 5,941 21,626 21,998
July 86,263 1,004 482 190,437 1,133 68,857 24,193 15,749 35,686 -768 976 424,013 6,157 21,618 21,907
August 85,000 1,022 564 189,197 1,020 68,897 21,713 14,442 30,573 -640 921 412,710 5,910 20,072 20,352
Sept 64,817 996 623 156,286 1,049 63,733 16,812 13,504 32,657 -598 843 350,722 5,282 18,501 18,786
October 54,071 990 574 133,025 985 58,945 14,638 12,252 38,226 -434 839 314,111 4,790 16,752 17,042
November 56,170 937 628 126,944 964 62,041 18,764 8,484 47,660 -495 861 322,959 3,852 12,187 12,336
December 73,164 3,815 785 141,138 1,043 69,094 21,870 7,033 45,361 -554 875 363,625 3,501 10,435 10,534
Year 2023
January 60,121 998 329 137,731 1,002 70,870 22,954 8,137 45,015 -611 890 347,437 4,020 12,073 12,157
Year to Date
2021 81,240 936 702 126,530 1,035 71,732 24,560 5,559 36,231 -424 1,109 349,210 2,750 8,229 8,309
2022 87,485 3,002 537 135,409 984 70,577 26,213 8,171 44,205 -493 1,017 377,106 3,247 11,285 11,418
2023 60,121 998 329 137,731 1,002 70,870 22,954 8,137 45,015 -611 890 347,437 4,020 12,073 12,157
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2022 904,244 13,729 7,346 1,588,069 11,346 778,489 253,237 117,870 456,398 -5,181 12,048 4,137,596 49,662 164,555 167,532
2023 801,629 14,270 6,901 1,691,787 11,902 771,830 258,741 145,565 506,082 -6,152 10,911 4,213,467 59,284 201,895 204,849

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 2021 and prior years are final. Values for 2022 and 2023 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.