Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Comparison of Preliminary Annual Data Versus Final Annual Data at the U.S. Level, 2022 through 2024 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Preliminary Annual Data | Final Annual Data | Percent Change | Preliminary Annual Data | Final Annual Data | Percent Change | Preliminary Annual Data | Final Annual Data | Percent Change |
| Net Generation (Thousand MWh) | |||||||||
| Coal | 828,993 | 831,512 | 0.30% | 675,264 | 675,115 | -0.02% | 652,760 | 652,156 | -0.09% |
| Petroleum Liquids | 16,274 | 15,805 | -2.88% | 11,594 | 11,397 | -1.70% | 11,887 | 11,456 | -3.63% |
| Petroleum Coke | 7,109 | 7,126 | 0.24% | 4,878 | 4,836 | -0.86% | 3,380 | 3,629 | 7.36% |
| Natural Gas | 1,689,465 | 1,687,065 | -0.14% | 1,802,062 | 1,806,063 | 0.22% | 1,864,874 | 1,869,902 | 0.27% |
| Other Gases | 11,884 | 11,722 | -1.36% | 11,451 | 11,778 | 2.86% | 9,807 | 10,845 | 10.58% |
| Hydroelectric | 255,966 | 248,761 | -2.81% | 233,958 | 239,012 | 2.16% | 236,325 | 237,044 | 0.30% |
| Nuclear | 771,537 | 771,537 | -0.00% | 775,347 | 774,873 | -0.06% | 781,979 | 781,865 | -0.01% |
| Other | 661,908 | 657,140 | -0.72% | 663,617 | 660,196 | -0.52% | 743,026 | 741,737 | -0.17% |
| Total | 4,243,136 | 4,230,668 | -0.29% | 4,178,171 | 4,183,270 | 0.12% | 4,304,039 | 4,308,634 | 0.11% |
| Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation | |||||||||
| Coal (1,000 tons) | 468,779 | 471,576 | 0.60% | 386,601 | 386,626 | 0.01% | 373,454 | 372,931 | -0.14% |
| Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) | 29,207 | 28,760 | -1.53% | 20,712 | 21,335 | 3.01% | 22,478 | 20,787 | -7.52% |
| Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) | 2,887 | 2,985 | 3.40% | 1,848 | 2,028 | 9.74% | 1,461 | 1,662 | 13.76% |
| Natural Gas (1,000 Mcf) | 12,384,883 | 12,384,086 | -0.01% | 13,223,128 | 13,245,495 | 0.17% | 13,774,005 | 13,754,749 | -0.14% |
| Fuel Stocks for Electric Power Sector | |||||||||
| Coal (1,000 tons) | 89,963 | 88,861 | -1.23% | 131,426 | 133,028 | 1.22% | 127,911 | 127,826 | -0.07% |
| Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) | 21,650 | 22,812 | 5.36% | 22,812 | 24,402 | 6.97% | 21,522 | 23,014 | 6.93% |
| Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) | 304 | 318 | 4.84% | 428 | 427 | -0.07% | 438 | 438 | -0.01% |
| Retail Sales (Million kWh) | |||||||||
| Residential | 1,521,886 | 1,509,233 | -0.83% | 1,454,667 | 1,450,025 | -0.32% | 1,489,607 | 1,482,874 | -0.45% |
| Commercial | 1,373,031 | 1,390,873 | 1.30% | 1,374,922 | 1,408,109 | 2.41% | 1,434,007 | 1,450,941 | 1.18% |
| Industrial | 1,007,533 | 1,020,464 | 1.28% | 1,024,949 | 1,009,256 | -1.53% | 1,031,253 | 1,034,584 | 0.32% |
| Transportation | 6,602 | 6,599 | -0.05% | 6,804 | 6,864 | 0.87% | 7,024 | 6,983 | -0.58% |
| Total | 3,909,053 | 3,927,169 | 0.46% | 3,861,342 | 3,874,253 | 0.33% | 3,961,890 | 3,975,382 | 0.34% |
| Revenue (Million Dollars) | |||||||||
| Residential | 230,174 | 226,990 | -1.38% | 232,463 | 231,993 | -0.20% | 245,520 | 244,367 | -0.47% |
| Commercial | 172,257 | 172,600 | 0.20% | 175,231 | 177,342 | 1.20% | 184,331 | 185,043 | 0.39% |
| Industrial | 85,171 | 84,895 | -0.32% | 82,566 | 81,159 | -1.70% | 84,081 | 84,095 | 0.02% |
| Transportation | 770 | 765 | -0.61% | 864 | 877 | 1.46% | 889 | 890 | 0.18% |
| Total | 488,371 | 485,249 | -0.64% | 491,124 | 491,370 | 0.05% | 514,820 | 514,396 | -0.08% |
| Average Retail Price (Cents/kWh) | |||||||||
| Residential | 15.12 | 15.04 | -0.56% | 15.98 | 16.00 | 0.12% | 16.48 | 16.48 | -0.02% |
| Commercial | 12.55 | 12.41 | -1.09% | 12.74 | 12.59 | -1.18% | 12.85 | 12.75 | -0.79% |
| Industrial | 8.45 | 8.32 | -1.59% | 8.06 | 8.04 | -0.18% | 8.15 | 8.13 | -0.31% |
| Transportation | 11.66 | 11.59 | -0.56% | 12.70 | 12.77 | 0.58% | 12.65 | 12.75 | 0.76% |
| Total | 12.49 | 12.36 | -1.10% | 12.72 | 12.68 | -0.28% | 12.99 | 12.94 | -0.42% |
| Receipt of Fossil Fuels | |||||||||
| Coal (1,000 tons) | 463,950 | 469,718 | 1.24% | 426,470 | 431,375 | 1.15% | 364,365 | 369,134 | 1.31% |
| Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) | 17,206 | 19,362 | 12.53% | 16,746 | 18,341 | 9.52% | 13,619 | 14,510 | 6.54% |
| Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) | 2,286 | 2,286 | -0.00% | 1,450 | 1,450 | -0.00% | 953 | 953 | 0.00% |
| Natural Gas (1,000 Mcf) | 11,497,833 | 12,436,074 | 8.16% | 12,143,774 | 13,237,380 | 9.01% | 12,551,800 | 13,741,165 | 9.48% |
| Cost of Fossil Fuels (Dollars per Million Btu) | |||||||||
| Coal (1,000 tons) | 2.37 | 2.36 | -0.32% | 2.52 | 2.51 | -0.36% | 2.48 | 2.47 | -0.37% |
| Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) | 23.67 | 23.60 | -0.32% | 20.13 | 20.43 | 1.52% | 18.20 | 18.28 | 0.44% |
| Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) | 4.35 | 4.35 | 0.00% | 4.05 | 4.05 | -0.00% | 2.96 | 2.96 | 0.00% |
| Natural Gas (1,000 Mcf) | 7.23 | 7.22 | -0.05% | 3.36 | 3.36 | -0.08% | 2.75 | 2.76 | 0.25% |
| Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal. Coal stocks exclude waste coal. Petroleum Liquids include distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, and waste oil. Natural gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately. Excludes blast furnace gas and other gases. Hydroelectric includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage facilities. Other generation includes geothermal, wood, waste, wind, and solar, batteries, chemicals, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, and miscellaneous technologies. Fuel Stocks are end-of-year values. See technical notes (http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/appenc.pdf) for additional information on the Commercial, Industrial and Transportation sectors. Cost of Fossil Fuels represent weighted values. Notes: The average revenue per kilowatthour is calculated by dividing revenue by sales. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percent changes refer to the difference between the preliminary data published in the Electric Power Monthly (EPM) and the final data published in the EPM. Values for 2024 are Final. Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923 'Power Plant Operations Report'; Form EIA-423, 'Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report'; Form EIA-826, 'Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report'; Form EIA-906, 'Power Plant Report;' Form EIA-920 'Combined Heat and Power Plant Report'; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, 'Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.' |