U.S. Energy Information Administration logo
Skip to sub-navigation
See all Reports

Electric Power Monthly

Data for March 2026 Release Date: May 21, 2026 Next Release Date: June 24, 2026 Full report PDF
Go Back
Previous Issues
SAS Output
Table 2.11.B. Consumption of Nautral Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,
Year-to-Date through March 2026 and March 2025 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Census Division
and State		 All Sectors Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers Commercial Sector Industrial Sector
  March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD Percentage Change March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD
New England 105,401 97,826 7.7% NM NM 101,465 94,249 1,695 1,630 1,714 1,579
Connecticut 44,139 41,068 7.5% 78 51 42,869 39,825 362 373 831 819
Maine 11,792 10,538 12% 0 0 11,502 10,346 36 38 253 154
Massachusetts 25,547 27,354 -6.6% NM NM 23,685 25,670 1,196 1,165 219 205
New Hampshire 9,468 5,716 66% 0 0 9,389 5,660 31 17 49 39
Rhode Island 14,451 13,148 9.9% 0 0 14,021 12,749 69 35 362 363
Vermont 4 3 48% 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
Middle Atlantic 419,343 392,322 6.9% 24,473 21,169 385,462 362,149 2,185 2,089 7,223 6,916
New Jersey 46,472 34,654 34% NM 363 45,228 33,263 501 519 532 508
New York 119,250 109,119 9.3% 24,172 20,742 92,510 85,900 1,473 1,365 1,095 1,112
Pennsylvania 253,620 248,549 2.0% 90 64 247,724 242,986 211 204 5,595 5,295
East North Central 425,267 379,786 12% 167,584 137,771 246,176 231,970 2,008 1,874 9,499 8,170
Illinois 52,352 47,706 9.7% 7,768 2,712 42,432 42,923 540 512 1,612 1,559
Indiana 81,579 71,485 14% 47,001 36,633 29,434 30,959 240 196 4,904 3,696
Michigan 95,285 80,603 18% 54,760 45,153 38,576 33,563 836 816 1,113 1,070
Ohio 158,193 145,833 8.5% 21,726 20,544 135,733 124,526 246 211 488 553
Wisconsin 37,857 34,159 11% 36,329 32,729 NM NM 146 138 1,382 1,291
West North Central 70,419 63,369 11% 54,411 49,269 12,795 10,868 467 517 2,746 2,715
Iowa 14,103 13,033 8.2% 13,118 12,015 0 0 163 211 823 806
Kansas NM 7,186 NM 5,971 6,484 0 0 0 0 NM 702
Minnesota 22,703 19,152 19% 13,204 11,830 8,406 6,305 120 127 973 890
Missouri 16,237 14,472 12% 11,626 9,684 4,389 4,563 179 175 42 50
Nebraska 2,402 1,708 41% 2,338 1,637 0 0 6 3 58 68
North Dakota 4,807 4,968 -3.2% 4,739 4,877 0 0 0 0 68 91
South Dakota 3,532 2,849 24% 3,416 2,741 0 0 0 0 116 108
South Atlantic 686,357 659,845 4.0% 575,430 558,238 102,968 93,139 NM 1,835 NM 6,632
Delaware 7,631 5,166 48% 27 32 6,455 4,114 0 0 1,149 1,020
District of Columbia 256 280 -8.7% 0 0 0 0 256 280 0 0
Florida 295,427 290,052 1.9% 279,294 274,634 NM 13,415 NM 189 NM 1,814
Georgia 94,121 87,572 7.5% 80,802 74,418 12,536 11,957 0 0 NM 1,197
Maryland 28,422 23,123 23% 5,792 5,242 21,654 16,827 927 978 50 77
North Carolina 106,596 97,342 9.5% 89,951 83,920 16,079 12,892 NM 332 NM 198
South Carolina 41,418 39,564 4.7% 38,415 36,816 NM 2,602 0 0.02 155 146
Virginia 106,272 112,672 -5.7% 78,224 81,412 26,530 29,641 89 56 NM 1,563
West Virginia 6,214 4,075 52% 2,926 1,766 2,678 1,693 0 0 610 617
East South Central 276,713 287,205 -3.7% 222,640 223,337 48,059 57,531 212 231 NM 6,106
Alabama 97,834 108,247 -9.6% 49,727 49,678 45,439 55,833 0 0 NM 2,736
Kentucky 37,581 37,125 1.2% 34,742 35,234 2,574 1,655 0 0 265 237
Mississippi 104,439 105,707 -1.2% 103,752 104,836 47 43 0 0 NM 827
Tennessee 36,859 36,126 2.0% 34,420 33,588 0 0 212 231 2,227 2,306
West South Central 666,588 680,560 -2.1% 286,765 279,036 285,328 300,908 1,073 743 93,422 99,874
Arkansas 43,129 32,790 32% 41,816 30,568 987 1,851 NM 92 NM 279
Louisiana 119,478 115,982 3.0% 74,029 71,652 10,368 5,352 NM 48 34,913 38,930
Oklahoma 63,884 68,839 -7.2% 46,116 48,239 17,011 19,709 1 0.48 756 890
Texas 440,097 462,950 -4.9% 124,804 128,576 256,962 273,996 NM 603 57,511 59,776
Mountain 227,390 204,210 11% 188,525 163,768 34,727 36,988 549 469 3,590 2,985
Arizona 74,078 70,150 5.6% 50,922 49,074 23,017 20,939 139 136 0 0
Colorado 37,513 31,545 19% 32,623 24,957 4,638 6,359 0 1 252 229
Idaho 10,956 12,032 -8.9% 8,863 9,835 1,868 1,983 42 45 183 169
Montana 2,196 3,112 -29% 2,063 2,618 131 492 0 0 NM NM
Nevada 42,219 35,346 19% 41,425 34,246 157 238 61 59 575 803
New Mexico 22,199 21,571 2.9% 16,575 14,619 4,674 6,714 NM 124 837 114
Utah 29,030 20,458 42% 28,007 19,508 NM 262 193 104 594 584
Wyoming 9,200 9,995 -7.9% 8,048 8,910 5 0.02 0 0 1,147 1,085
Pacific Contiguous 144,760 188,924 -23% 60,538 85,538 67,269 86,787 2,285 2,009 14,668 14,591
California 90,200 117,496 -23% 28,816 43,012 45,761 59,343 2,227 1,956 13,396 13,185
Oregon 38,725 41,440 -6.6% 19,329 22,810 19,148 18,395 57 46 191 189
Washington 15,835 29,988 -47% 12,393 19,716 2,361 9,049 0.24 7 1,080 1,216
Pacific Noncontiguous 5,431 5,597 -3.0% 5,356 5,524 0 0 11 7 63 65
Alaska 5,431 5,597 -3.0% 5,356 5,524 0 0 11 7 63 65
Hawaii 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Total 3,027,669 2,959,644 2.3% 1,586,251 1,524,017 1,284,250 1,274,590 12,307 11,405 144,860 149,632

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values 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.