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Data for July 2023 Release Date: September 26, 2023 Next Release Date: October 24, 2023 Full report PDF
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Table 2.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2013-July 2023 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2013 8,596,299 3,970,447 3,917,131 66,570 642,152
2014 8,544,387 3,895,008 3,954,032 71,957 623,390
2015 10,016,576 4,745,255 4,576,683 70,092 624,545
2016 10,170,110 5,018,894 4,571,375 46,304 533,537
2017 9,508,062 4,754,893 4,161,984 50,060 541,126
2018 10,842,129 5,560,267 4,663,935 52,650 565,276
2019 11,612,858 5,980,679 4,958,798 55,575 617,805
2020 11,928,104 6,196,152 5,061,569 51,827 618,556
2021 11,502,569 5,876,442 4,995,247 45,537 585,343
2022 12,384,883 6,342,093 5,411,303 44,868 586,618
Year 2021
January 888,929 451,377 380,506 3,962 53,084
February 801,381 404,132 351,999 3,474 41,775
March 761,278 396,874 316,236 3,483 44,685
April 779,081 408,210 324,097 2,984 43,790
May 834,675 433,323 352,461 3,102 45,790
June 1,111,149 575,818 481,482 3,988 49,861
July 1,266,884 654,378 553,358 4,491 54,657
August 1,288,895 657,227 573,063 4,714 53,891
Sept 1,011,461 508,790 451,326 4,074 47,271
October 962,719 474,461 436,070 3,768 48,420
November 891,827 451,592 386,597 3,669 49,969
December 904,290 460,260 388,053 3,827 52,149
Year 2022
January 984,417 502,319 425,211 3,966 52,921
February 835,266 417,171 367,916 3,541 46,637
March 802,623 404,905 344,167 3,668 49,883
April 770,444 391,392 330,734 3,415 44,903
May 946,936 485,519 410,994 3,450 46,973
June 1,165,982 616,026 499,061 3,575 47,320
July 1,420,388 743,295 621,241 4,222 51,629
August 1,398,719 718,694 623,480 4,330 52,215
Sept 1,143,581 575,956 516,443 3,877 47,305
October 972,617 491,142 430,353 3,341 47,781
November 927,594 476,124 398,628 3,507 49,335
December 1,016,315 519,550 443,074 3,976 49,716
Year 2023
January 992,177 502,663 434,623 3,787 51,103
February 892,616 447,712 394,864 3,459 46,581
March 952,646 484,760 414,487 3,724 49,675
April 885,726 457,716 382,193 3,657 42,160
May 1,018,046 539,897 428,037 3,587 46,525
June 1,195,941 617,825 524,126 4,048 49,943
July 1,494,017 766,258 670,915 4,577 52,267
Year to Date
2021 6,443,377 3,324,113 2,760,138 25,484 333,643
2022 6,926,056 3,560,627 2,999,325 25,838 340,266
2023 7,431,169 3,816,831 3,249,244 26,839 338,254
Rolling 12 Months Ending in July
2022 11,985,248 6,112,956 5,234,434 45,891 591,966
2023 12,889,995 6,598,297 5,661,222 45,870 584,606

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. 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.
Sources: 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.