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Data for December 2020 Release Date: February 24, 2021 Next Release Date: March 24, 2021 full reportPDF
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Table ES1.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2020 and 2019
 

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

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD Percentage Change December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 773,805 964,957 -19.8% 582,473 722,885 185,723 235,847 235 268 5,374 5,957 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 9,877 11,522 -14.3% 7,501 8,313 1,924 2,669 94 116 359 424 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 7,618 6,819 11.7% 5,663 5,112 1,368 1,125 2 5 584 576 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 1,616,748 1,585,814 2.0% 803,829 785,026 708,370 692,113 8,207 8,610 96,342 100,065 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 11,182 12,591 -11.2% 45 154 3,052 3,883 0 0 8,085 8,554 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 789,919 809,409 -2.4% 428,953 430,672 360,965 378,738 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 291,111 287,874 1.1% 266,321 262,364 23,549 24,288 206 188 1,035 1,033 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 501,385 440,799 13.7% 67,752 55,188 402,993 354,823 3,444 3,426 27,197 27,361 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 337,510 295,882 14.1% 53,302 43,636 283,379 251,968 196 179 633 100 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 90,891 71,937 26.3% 10,186 6,785 79,912 64,480 673 587 121 85 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 37,249 38,543 -3.4% 2,158 2,784 9,265 9,237 91 90 25,735 26,433 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 18,805 18,964 -0.8% 1,227 1,213 14,834 14,878 2,035 2,129 708 743 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 16,930 15,473 9.4% 879 771 15,602 14,260 449 442 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -5,321 -5,261 1.1% -4,326 -4,261 -995 -1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 12,761 13,331 -4.3% 453 551 7,022 7,138 1,041 1,076 4,245 4,567 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 4,009,085 4,127,855 -2.9% 2,158,664 2,266,004 1,693,970 1,699,625 13,230 13,689 143,221 148,537 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 41,740 34,957 19.4% 0 0 0 0 12,884 11,002 3,486 3,041 25,370 20,914
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 129,483 103,676 24.9% 10,156 6,757 76,794 61,290 13,557 11,588 3,606 3,127 25,370 20,914
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 132,631 106,894 24.1% 10,186 6,785 79,912 64,480 13,557 11,588 3,606 3,127 25,370 20,914
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 436,076 537,620 -18.9% 325,165 399,545 109,013 135,838 69 76 1,829 2,161 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 18,191 20,836 -12.7% 14,308 15,677 3,284 4,464 232 251 366 444 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 2,866 2,724 5.2% 2,260 2,067 444 478 1 1 162 177 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 11,887,895 11,601,600 2.5% 6,132,880 5,969,422 5,102,484 4,958,798 51,842 55,575 600,689 617,805 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 10,798 12,397 -12.9% 1,622 2,062 724 1,161 390 443 8,061 8,731 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,545 2,162 -28.6% 50 71 183 226 266 419 1,045 1,446 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 752 839 -10.3% 16 17 100 93 3 6 633 724 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,225,367 1,196,025 2.5% 45,706 42,645 334,918 317,231 78,449 79,734 766,294 756,415 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 446,874 550,017 -18.8% 326,786 401,607 109,738 136,998 459 519 9,890 10,892 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 19,735 22,998 -14.2% 14,357 15,748 3,468 4,690 499 670 1,412 1,890 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 3,618 3,563 1.6% 2,276 2,083 543 571 4 7 795 900 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 13,113,262 12,797,626 2.5% 6,178,586 6,012,067 5,437,402 5,276,029 130,292 135,310 1,366,982 1,374,220 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for January through December
  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 December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD Percentage Change December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD Percentage Change December 2020 YTD December 2019 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 1,461,958 1,440,289 1.5% 192,934 187,436 2.9% 13.20 13.01 1.5%
Commercial 1,275,718 1,360,877 -6.3% 135,860 145,280 -6.5% 10.65 10.68 -0.3%
Industrial 919,533 1,002,353 -8.3% 61,246 68,285 -10.3% 6.66 6.81 -2.2%
Transportation 6,532 7,632 -14.4% 646 737 -12.3% 9.90 9.66 2.5%
All Sectors 3,663,741 3,811,150 -3.9% 390,686 401,738 -2.8% 10.66 10.54 1.1%

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 Gases includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels.
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.
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 for 2020 are preliminary. Values for 2019 are final. 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.'