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Data for August 2026 Release Date: October 23, 2026 Next Release Date: November 24, 2026
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Table 4.9.A. Receipts of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, August 2026 and 2025
(Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State
All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  August 2026 August 2025 Percentage Change August 2026 August 2025 August 2026 August 2025 August 2026 August 2025 August 2026 August 2025
New England 37,045 45,543 -19% 52 180 36,993 45,363 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 17,113 16,792 1.9% 0 0 17,113 16,792 0 0 0 0
Maine 2,460 4,139 -41% 0 0 2,460 4,139 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 8,168 13,069 -38% 52 180 8,115 12,889 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire 5,483 3,904 40% 0 0 5,483 3,904 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 3,822 7,639 -50% 0 0 3,822 7,639 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 182,183 168,426 8.2% 12,709 12,072 167,225 154,350 0 0 2,249 2,003
New Jersey 23,270 23,015 1.1% 0 0 23,270 23,015 0 0 0 0
New York 52,223 51,644 1.1% 12,709 12,072 38,933 38,961 0 0 581 611
Pennsylvania 106,690 93,767 14% 0 0 105,022 92,375 0 0 1,667 1,392
East North Central 158,114 163,018 -3.0% 62,825 65,500 93,950 95,553 490 519 849 1,446
Illinois 21,996 24,786 -11% 2,338 1,102 19,654 23,374 0 0 4 310
Indiana 27,823 24,698 13% 16,291 14,454 11,533 10,243 0 0 0 0
Michigan 38,681 39,158 -1.2% 21,357 22,814 16,527 15,385 490 519 308 440
Ohio 53,132 53,933 -1.5% 6,803 7,109 46,236 46,551 0 0 93 273
Wisconsin 16,481 20,444 -19% 16,037 20,020 0 0 0 0 444 424
West North Central 22,648 40,306 -44% 18,894 33,822 3,004 5,772 205 191 545 522
Iowa 5,741 9,682 -41% 5,197 9,161 0 0 0 0 545 522
Kansas 2,809 2,863 -1.9% 2,809 2,863 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 3,607 9,826 -63% 2,811 6,042 795 3,782 1 3 0 0
Missouri 6,893 9,261 -26% 4,480 7,082 2,209 1,991 204 188 0 0
Nebraska 2,240 2,693 -17% 2,240 2,693 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 601 3,525 -83% 601 3,525 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 757 2,457 -69% 757 2,457 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Atlantic 304,072 308,371 -1.4% 257,544 258,282 43,958 47,227 0 0 2,569 2,862
Delaware 2,585 2,691 -3.9% 0 0 2,585 2,691 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 142,736 144,677 -1.3% 136,720 138,060 5,542 6,221 0 0 473 396
Georgia 36,681 42,680 -14% 30,834 35,000 5,848 7,081 0 0 0 599
Maryland 11,380 9,945 14% 2,241 2,205 9,140 7,740 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 49,352 40,020 23% 42,484 33,504 6,868 6,517 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 19,290 16,058 20% 18,025 15,486 1,192 503 0 0 73 68
Virginia 38,561 48,297 -20% 25,856 33,299 11,553 13,939 0 0 1,152 1,059
West Virginia 3,487 4,002 -13% 1,386 727 1,231 2,535 0 0 870 739
East South Central 122,282 113,550 7.7% 97,410 91,800 22,504 19,757 0 0 2,367 1,993
Alabama 45,217 38,376 18% 23,912 19,939 21,305 18,436 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 15,917 15,755 1.0% 14,728 14,461 1,190 1,294 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 46,758 46,102 1.4% 46,749 46,076 9 26 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 14,390 13,317 8.1% 12,022 11,324 0 0 0 0 2,367 1,993
West South Central 364,634 396,180 -8.0% 140,004 161,017 166,815 181,976 0 0 57,815 53,187
Arkansas 14,727 19,794 -26% 13,444 19,641 1,131 0 0 0 151 152
Louisiana 62,487 56,217 11% 37,233 34,909 6,202 3,440 0 0 19,053 17,867
Oklahoma 40,122 40,092 0.1% 31,469 30,667 8,050 8,848 0 0 602 576
Texas 247,298 280,078 -12% 57,857 75,800 151,431 169,687 0 0 38,010 34,591
Mountain 126,722 108,860 16% 108,533 88,162 18,168 20,694 0 0 21 3
Arizona 51,668 51,502 0.3% 37,332 36,783 14,336 14,719 0 0 0 0
Colorado 17,568 15,844 11% 15,729 12,339 1,839 3,505 0 0 0 0
Idaho 1,537 4,029 -62% 1,537 2,930 0 1,099 0 0 0 0
Montana 1,120 918 22% 1,120 918 0 0.17 0 0 0 0
Nevada 24,824 17,589 41% 24,824 17,589 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 9,522 7,685 24% 7,530 6,316 1,992 1,369 0 0 0 0
Utah 11,740 7,061 66% 11,718 7,057 0 0 0 0 21 3
Wyoming 8,743 4,232 107% 8,742 4,231 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pacific Contiguous 87,429 86,013 1.6% 32,724 36,509 52,267 47,213 0 0 2,438 2,291
California 68,061 59,438 15% 23,763 20,387 41,860 36,761 0 0 2,438 2,291
Oregon 12,074 16,421 -26% 4,583 9,203 7,491 7,218 0 0 0 0
Washington 7,294 10,154 -28% 4,378 6,919 2,915 3,235 0 0 0 0
Pacific Noncontiguous 0.35 691 -100% 0.35 691 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alaska 0.35 691 -100% 0.35 691 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 1,405,128 1,430,957 -1.8% 730,696 748,035 604,884 617,905 694 710 68,854 64,307

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2025 are final. Values for 2026 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."

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