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Data for May 2026 Release Date: July 23, 2026 Next Release Date: August 26, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 2.11.A. Consumption of Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,
May 2026 and May 2025 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State		 All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  May 2026 May 2025 Percentage Change May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025 May 2026 May 2025
New England 25,561 29,299 -13% NM NM 24,466 28,394 404 351 534 414
Connecticut 13,235 9,296 42% 28 31 12,863 9,003 NM NM 272 205
Maine 2,603 3,713 -30% 0 0 2,521 3,646 1 13 81 54
Massachusetts 3,842 8,441 -54% NM NM 3,334 8,009 309 267 70 56
New Hampshire 1,905 2,540 -25% 0 0 1,878 2,521 10 3 16 16
Rhode Island 3,977 5,310 -25% 0 0 3,869 5,216 NM 11 NM NM
Vermont 0.00 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 121,812 128,252 -5.0% 8,415 8,333 110,441 117,340 595 501 2,360 2,078
New Jersey 11,524 12,649 -8.9% NM NM 11,156 12,320 NM 116 165 170
New York 35,504 32,225 10% 8,332 8,264 26,488 23,322 393 350 291 289
Pennsylvania 74,784 83,379 -10% 29 27 72,798 81,698 52 34 1,905 1,619
East North Central 122,066 105,926 15% 45,249 41,738 73,507 60,967 693 612 2,618 2,609
Illinois 12,198 10,434 17% NM NM 10,950 9,762 176 155 347 449
Indiana 21,297 22,415 -5.0% 12,258 12,768 7,497 8,233 82 59 1,460 1,354
Michigan 32,769 20,794 58% 18,443 13,282 13,786 7,047 267 237 274 228
Ohio 45,479 41,000 11% 3,935 4,792 41,274 35,925 126 119 143 164
Wisconsin 10,324 11,283 -8.5% 9,887 10,828 NM NM 42 42 394 413
West North Central 24,356 22,542 8.0% 19,097 18,519 4,288 3,008 152 168 819 847
Iowa 3,312 4,091 -19% 2,946 3,725 0 0 54 58 312 309
Kansas 3,864 3,666 5.4% 3,674 3,442 0 0 0 0 189 225
Minnesota 6,268 6,062 3.4% 4,111 3,910 1,877 1,881 34 38 247 232
Missouri 6,958 5,488 27% 4,474 4,275 2,411 1,128 63 71 11 15
Nebraska 1,252 862 45% 1,234 845 0 0 1 0.35 17 17
North Dakota 1,397 1,258 11% 1,382 1,238 0 0 0 0 14 21
South Dakota 1,305 1,115 17% 1,275 1,085 0 0 0 0 NM NM
South Atlantic 259,550 241,046 7.7% 218,124 203,501 39,210 34,890 441 529 1,776 2,127
Delaware 1,557 1,000 56% 42 25 1,255 517 0 0 259 458
District of Columbia NM NM NM 0 0 0 0 NM NM 0 0
Florida 137,208 129,734 5.8% 128,625 121,929 7,927 7,115 NM NM 592 631
Georgia 35,559 35,285 0.8% 30,626 28,619 4,772 6,314 0 0 161 352
Maryland 7,590 8,867 -14% 338 2,093 7,029 6,427 203 320 20 28
North Carolina 33,967 31,147 9.1% 28,228 25,823 5,598 5,162 NM 101 47 61
South Carolina 12,762 8,526 50% 10,958 7,834 1,734 650 0 0 70 43
Virginia 28,549 25,773 11% 19,271 17,031 8,795 8,237 34 7 449 497
West Virginia 2,313 672 244% 36 146 2,101 468 0 0 NM 58
East South Central 92,698 86,215 7.5% 73,634 66,801 17,239 17,419 NM 64 1,756 1,931
Alabama 38,575 37,056 4.1% 20,871 18,792 16,938 17,368 0 0 766 897
Kentucky 11,416 9,868 16% 11,054 9,743 286 46 0 0 76 80
Mississippi 34,289 29,418 17% 34,062 29,161 15 5 0 0 212 251
Tennessee 8,418 9,873 -15% 7,648 9,105 0 0 NM 64 701 704
West South Central 275,438 265,711 3.7% 114,443 110,062 129,035 123,346 340 295 31,620 32,009
Arkansas 15,629 9,750 60% 15,030 9,219 507 418 NM NM 63 82
Louisiana 45,979 45,510 1.0% 28,335 28,893 4,655 3,668 72 NM 12,916 12,933
Oklahoma 29,907 26,828 11% 22,451 17,726 7,121 8,827 1 1 335 275
Texas 183,923 183,623 0.2% 48,627 54,223 116,753 110,434 NM 248 18,305 18,718
Mountain 74,059 71,759 3.2% 60,648 58,364 11,985 12,136 154 178 1,272 1,081
Arizona 25,869 30,167 -14% 19,230 22,198 6,588 7,917 51 51 0 0
Colorado 10,310 9,258 11% 8,339 7,258 1,888 1,902 0 0 83 98
Idaho 3,284 3,077 6.7% 2,671 2,528 NM NM 15 14 65 51
Montana 580 610 -4.9% 568 580 NM NM 0 0 NM NM
Nevada 14,108 13,700 3.0% 13,588 13,243 176 212 20 16 324 228
New Mexico 7,574 7,007 8.1% 4,500 5,247 2,718 1,513 NM NM 323 207
Utah 6,822 5,145 33% 6,529 4,817 NM NM 35 56 189 193
Wyoming 5,513 2,795 97% 5,224 2,493 2 0 0 0 288 302
Pacific Contiguous 31,928 44,411 -28% 15,475 21,378 10,936 17,519 715 642 4,802 4,871
California 21,215 31,055 -32% 7,687 11,212 8,414 14,686 696 624 4,418 4,533
Oregon 6,086 7,861 -23% 4,168 6,015 1,856 1,792 19 18 43 35
Washington 4,627 5,495 -16% 3,620 4,151 NM 1,041 0.05 0 341 303
Pacific Noncontiguous 1,708 NM NM 1,703 NM 0 0 0.02 0.10 5 12
Alaska 1,708 NM NM 1,703 NM 0 0 0.02 0.10 5 12
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 1,029,177 996,534 3.3% 556,946 530,197 421,106 415,019 3,564 3,339 47,561 47,978

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.