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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 2.4.C. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2016-January 2026 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2016 11,321,975 5,056,990 4,928,280 127,246 1,209,459
2017 10,676,606 4,793,632 4,471,933 154,383 1,256,658
2018 12,048,091 5,603,423 4,995,888 134,507 1,314,273
2019 12,808,883 6,023,324 5,276,029 135,310 1,374,220
2020 13,220,728 6,243,178 5,388,546 130,671 1,458,334
2021 12,724,410 5,925,545 5,303,041 116,631 1,379,193
2022 13,590,336 6,422,369 5,669,175 123,342 1,375,449
2023 14,455,682 6,868,021 6,072,868 118,901 1,395,893
2024 15,001,432 7,331,369 6,145,078 128,424 1,396,561
2025 14,592,234 7,045,192 6,009,073 148,512 1,389,456
Year 2024
January 1,278,325 603,544 533,449 12,036 129,296
February 1,036,528 489,150 423,563 10,676 113,139
March 1,044,687 499,637 419,569 10,392 115,089
April 999,096 479,616 400,264 9,242 109,973
May 1,168,782 584,570 463,105 8,850 112,256
June 1,360,605 680,584 557,858 10,487 111,677
July 1,660,604 839,464 688,184 12,422 120,534
August 1,631,548 826,858 669,632 11,976 123,081
Sept 1,346,969 666,324 556,272 10,438 113,936
October 1,189,665 579,319 491,192 9,998 109,156
November 1,111,910 534,733 452,750 10,478 113,948
December 1,172,713 547,570 489,239 11,429 124,475
Year 2025
January 1,266,472 596,056 528,889 11,908 129,620
February 1,053,871 490,974 440,906 10,583 111,409
March 958,909 448,466 382,019 10,403 118,021
April 948,952 447,163 382,969 9,093 109,727
May 1,092,012 533,970 438,338 9,059 110,644
June 1,331,896 674,473 536,883 10,479 110,060
July 1,621,662 819,699 674,091 11,480 116,393
August 1,538,320 776,401 633,093 11,107 117,719
Sept 1,344,217 669,174 552,097 10,440 112,506
October 1,158,261 548,336 487,096 10,213 112,616
November 1,083,249 500,747 445,291 20,589 116,622
December 1,194,412 539,733 507,401 23,158 124,120
Year 2026
January 1,251,462 580,535 512,522 32,835 125,570
Year to Date
2024 1,278,325 603,544 533,449 12,036 129,296
2025 1,266,472 596,056 528,889 11,908 129,620
2026 1,251,462 580,535 512,522 32,835 125,570
Rolling 12 Months Ending in January
2025 14,989,579 7,323,882 6,140,518 128,295 1,396,884
2026 14,577,224 7,029,671 5,992,706 169,440 1,385,406

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 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.
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.