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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 ES1.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2026 and 2025
 

Net Generation and Consumption of Fuels for January
  Total (All Sectors) Electric Power Sector Commercial Industrial Residential

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD Percentage Change January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 72,503 83,153 -12.8% 57,618 63,987 14,495 18,728 24 28 366 410 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 5,141 2,751 86.8% 1,953 1,317 3,113 1,372 NM NM NM 45 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 407 538 -24.3% 221 379 150 120 1 1 34 NM 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 151,630 157,001 -3.4% 75,184 77,773 67,337 69,635 679 656 8,429 8,936 0 0
Other Fossil Gas Utility Scale Facilities 912 1,104 -17.3% 0 0 185 299 0 0 727 805 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 73,251 71,739 2.1% 42,209 41,025 31,042 30,714 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 27,909 21,431 30.2% 26,010 19,645 1,783 1,688 NM 32 73 67 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 67,829 64,456 5.2% 12,290 11,681 53,159 50,492 345 361 2,035 1,922 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 44,434 43,600 1.9% 9,088 8,963 35,314 34,608 16 14 NM 15 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 17,985 15,454 16.4% 2,719 2,293 15,076 13,086 40 38 151 36 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 2,828 2,758 2.5% 341 267 665 673 13 12 1,809 1,807 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 1,165 1,255 -7.1% 58 65 771 829 276 297 60 64 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 1,417 1,389 2.0% 83 93 1,334 1,296 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -515 -467 10.5% -396 -347 -120 -120 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 463 640 -27.6% 22 40 -45 93 232 255 254 252 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 399,529 402,345 -0.7% 215,111 215,501 171,100 173,020 1,362 1,351 11,956 12,474 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 6,051 5,397 12.1% 0 0 0 0 1,599 1,408 314 285 4,138 3,703
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 23,959 20,763 15.4% 2,719 2,293 14,999 12,998 1,638 1,446 464 321 4,138 3,703
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 24,036 20,851 15.3% 2,719 2,293 15,076 13,086 1,638 1,446 464 321 4,138 3,703
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 39,840 45,882 -13.2% 31,138 34,731 8,573 11,004 7 9 122 139 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 8,588 4,718 82.0% 3,712 2,479 4,789 2,166 NM NM NM 49 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 170 210 -19.0% 107 166 52 NM 0.42 0.40 11 10 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,117,723 1,150,160 -2.8% 576,304 591,749 485,015 500,148 4,307 4,072 52,096 54,192 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 765 861 -11.1% 119 163 37 32 36 40 573 626 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 377 389 -3.2% 24 10 79 182 NM NM NM 157 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 52 43 21.6% 0.08 0.04 8 NM 2 2 42 33 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 133,739 116,312 15.0% 4,231 4,307 27,506 28,741 28,528 7,836 73,474 75,428 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 40,605 46,743 -13.1% 31,257 34,894 8,610 11,035 43 49 695 765 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 8,964 5,107 75.5% 3,736 2,489 4,868 2,348 NM NM NM 206 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 222 253 -12.1% 107 166 60 NM 2 2 53 43 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,251,462 1,266,472 -1.2% 580,535 596,056 512,522 528,889 32,835 11,908 125,570 129,620 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for January
  Total U.S. Electric Power Industry

Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers
(million kWh)		 Revenue from Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers (million dollars) Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers (cents/kWh)
Sector January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD Percentage Change January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD Percentage Change January 2026 YTD January 2025 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 145,115 152,329 -4.7% 25,323 24,281 4.3% 17.45 15.94 9.5%
Commercial 126,120 124,447 1.3% 17,204 15,951 7.9% 13.64 12.82 6.4%
Industrial 84,043 84,519 -0.6% 7,811 7,052 10.8% 9.29 8.34 11.4%
Transportation 663 686 -3.4% 104 83 24.9% 15.68 12.13 29.3%
All Sectors 355,940 361,981 -1.7% 50,443 47,368 6.5% 14.17 13.09 8.3%

YTD = Year to Date
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Coal generation and consumption includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, refined coal, synthetic coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane, and waste oil.
Petroleum Coke includes petroleum coke and synthesis gas derived from petroleum coke.
Natural gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.
Other Fossil Gas includes gaseous propane, blast furnace gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels other than hydrogen.
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels include wood, black liquor, and other wood waste.
Other Biomass includes biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Other Energy Sources includes hydrogen, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and other miscellaneous energy sources.
Coal stocks include anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, refined coal, and synthetic coal; waste coal is excluded.
Sales of electricity to ultimate customers and net generation may not correspond exactly for a particular month for a variety of reasons (e.g., sales data may include imported electricity).
Net generation is presented for the calendar month while sales of electricity to ultimate customers and associated revenue accumulate from bills collected for periods of time that vary depending
upon customer class and consumption occurring during and outside the calendar month.
Note: Values are preliminary. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
See technical notes for additional information including more on the Commercial, Industrial, and Transportation sectors.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M, 'Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report.'
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.'