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Data for August 2026 Release Date: October 23, 2026 Next Release Date: November 24, 2026
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Table 2.4.A. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation,
by Sector, 2016-August 2026 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2016 10,170,110 5,018,894 4,571,375 46,304 533,537
2017 9,508,062 4,754,893 4,161,984 50,060 541,126
2018 10,842,129 5,560,267 4,663,935 52,650 565,276
2019 11,612,858 5,980,679 4,958,798 55,575 617,805
2020 11,928,104 6,196,152 5,061,569 51,827 618,556
2021 11,502,569 5,876,442 4,995,247 45,537 585,343
2022 12,384,086 6,376,041 5,364,050 48,658 595,337
2023 13,245,495 6,821,490 5,766,810 49,069 608,127
2024 13,754,749 7,282,518 5,831,864 47,993 592,373
2025 13,378,847 7,038,258 5,686,034 48,136 606,419
Year 2024
January 1,162,832 599,189 505,458 4,128 54,057
February 934,713 485,159 397,568 3,745 48,241
March 941,501 495,352 393,681 3,746 48,722
April 905,025 476,354 377,984 3,512 47,174
May 1,070,779 580,971 438,725 3,519 47,565
June 1,260,404 676,543 531,767 4,168 47,925
July 1,551,563 834,670 659,202 4,998 52,693
August 1,521,577 822,175 639,987 4,741 54,674
Sept 1,244,270 662,026 529,221 3,974 49,050
October 1,089,749 575,812 465,530 3,720 44,687
November 1,009,898 531,088 428,789 3,798 46,223
December 1,062,440 543,180 463,952 3,945 51,363
Year 2025
January 1,151,086 599,250 493,575 3,879 54,382
February 957,599 495,554 412,749 3,516 45,779
March 851,924 448,607 350,919 3,520 48,878
April 855,313 447,067 357,898 3,333 47,014
May 993,126 530,953 409,432 3,410 49,331
June 1,244,666 678,619 511,952 4,140 49,955
July 1,532,156 820,989 652,338 5,139 53,690
August 1,446,573 775,963 611,046 4,744 54,820
Sept 1,246,489 664,895 526,608 4,179 50,807
October 1,063,060 542,765 466,187 4,081 50,027
November 962,242 493,458 415,659 3,926 49,200
December 1,074,614 540,136 477,672 4,269 52,536
Year 2026
January 1,122,087 580,791 485,134 4,281 51,881
February 969,940 514,941 405,885 3,835 45,279
March 946,191 498,993 394,579 4,243 48,375
April 924,713 475,618 398,829 3,555 46,711
May 1,029,284 556,500 420,922 3,548 48,313
June 1,223,439 658,773 513,723 3,939 47,004
July 1,561,446 857,465 647,393 4,672 51,915
August 1,583,037 856,826 667,965 4,749 53,497
Year to Date
2024 9,348,392 4,970,413 3,944,372 32,556 401,050
2025 9,032,442 4,797,004 3,799,909 31,681 403,849
2026 9,360,137 4,999,908 3,934,430 32,823 392,976
Rolling 12 Months Ending in August
2025 13,438,799 7,109,109 5,687,401 47,118 595,172
2026 13,706,542 7,241,162 5,820,556 49,278 595,546

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. See Glossary for definitions.
Values for 2025 and prior years are final. Values for 2026 are preliminary. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 Combined Heat and Power Plant Report, and predecessor forms.
Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report, replaced the following: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; Form EIA-920, Combined Heat and Power Plant Report.

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