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Data for February 2024 Release Date: April 24, 2024 Next Release Date: May 24, 2024 Full report PDF
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Table 2.4.C. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2014-February 2024 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2014 9,409,532 3,899,934 4,246,048 118,591 1,144,959
2015 10,951,674 4,753,315 4,860,055 116,380 1,221,924
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 13,590,337 6,422,370 5,669,176 123,342 1,375,449
2023 14,445,567 6,840,607 6,089,671 123,395 1,391,894
Year 2022
January 1,084,549 504,303 444,912 11,311 124,023
February 922,149 418,426 385,573 9,989 108,160
March 902,405 411,079 365,768 10,175 115,382
April 860,494 394,643 348,432 9,270 108,148
May 1,043,019 492,145 430,541 9,390 110,942
June 1,266,415 626,911 517,616 9,905 111,984
July 1,537,344 756,916 648,054 11,689 120,685
August 1,513,919 727,130 653,015 11,958 121,816
Sept 1,246,267 583,042 542,096 10,141 110,987
October 1,067,017 494,626 451,807 9,044 111,539
November 1,026,306 484,137 417,970 9,543 114,655
December 1,120,456 529,011 463,391 10,924 117,129
Year 2023
January 1,101,303 510,449 456,636 10,819 123,398
February 990,468 455,497 414,876 9,881 110,213
March 1,062,127 493,236 438,723 10,602 119,566
April 982,039 465,493 403,058 9,271 104,217
May 1,114,670 547,646 448,061 9,230 109,733
June 1,300,402 629,838 546,578 10,076 113,911
July 1,599,998 777,704 693,634 10,935 117,725
August 1,590,772 787,320 675,150 10,974 117,328
Sept 1,317,030 622,743 568,383 10,377 115,527
October 1,139,689 533,439 482,935 9,928 113,387
November 1,093,508 490,105 474,876 10,305 118,222
December 1,153,560 527,138 486,761 10,995 128,666
Year 2024
January 1,274,895 589,194 541,791 11,721 132,189
February 1,038,417 484,244 430,165 10,597 113,411
Year to Date
2022 2,006,698 922,729 830,485 21,301 232,183
2023 2,091,771 965,947 871,512 20,701 233,612
2024 2,313,312 1,073,438 971,956 22,318 245,599
Rolling 12 Months Ending in February
2023 13,675,411 6,465,588 5,710,203 122,742 1,376,878
2024 14,667,107 6,948,098 6,190,115 125,012 1,403,881

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 2022 and prior years are final. Values for 2023 and 2024 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.