| Table 4.9.B. Receipts of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) August 2026 and 2025 |
| (Million Cubic Feet) |
| Electric Power Sector | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Division and State |
All Sectors | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | Commercial Sector | Industrial Sector | ||||||
| August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | |
| New England | 233,945 | 279,688 | -16% | 235 | 900 | 233,710 | 278,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 118,873 | 107,417 | 11% | 0 | 0 | 118,873 | 107,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 15,482 | 25,520 | -39% | 0 | 0 | 15,482 | 25,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 49,140 | 82,972 | -41% | 235 | 900 | 48,905 | 82,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 29,387 | 23,881 | 23% | 0 | 0 | 29,387 | 23,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 21,063 | 39,898 | -47% | 0 | 0 | 21,063 | 39,898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle Atlantic | 1,128,718 | 1,170,034 | -3.5% | 68,861 | 72,409 | 1,042,451 | 1,080,901 | 0 | 0 | 17,406 | 16,724 |
| New Jersey | 133,617 | 149,002 | -10% | 0 | 0 | 133,617 | 149,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 312,883 | 332,927 | -6.0% | 68,861 | 72,409 | 239,531 | 255,814 | 0 | 0 | 4,491 | 4,704 |
| Pennsylvania | 682,218 | 688,106 | -0.9% | 0 | 0 | 669,303 | 676,085 | 0 | 0 | 12,915 | 12,020 |
| East North Central | 1,001,949 | 1,046,459 | -4.3% | 391,831 | 419,041 | 597,601 | 609,688 | 4,009 | 4,014 | 8,508 | 13,716 |
| Illinois | 109,438 | 139,206 | -21% | 16,264 | 4,702 | 93,119 | 131,320 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3,185 |
| Indiana | 173,040 | 182,765 | -5.3% | 102,649 | 106,559 | 70,391 | 76,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 263,688 | 244,574 | 7.8% | 137,815 | 144,847 | 118,514 | 92,227 | 4,009 | 4,014 | 3,350 | 3,486 |
| Ohio | 359,372 | 364,491 | -1.4% | 42,027 | 50,739 | 315,577 | 309,937 | 0 | 0 | 1,768 | 3,815 |
| Wisconsin | 96,411 | 115,424 | -16% | 93,076 | 112,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,335 | 3,229 |
| West North Central | 123,266 | 213,238 | -42% | 99,305 | 177,095 | 18,315 | 31,029 | 1,628 | 1,576 | 4,019 | 3,539 |
| Iowa | 36,552 | 47,657 | -23% | 32,533 | 44,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,019 | 3,539 |
| Kansas | 15,731 | 17,982 | -13% | 15,731 | 17,982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 20,242 | 52,781 | -62% | 15,372 | 32,961 | 4,862 | 19,806 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 36,349 | 54,453 | -33% | 21,276 | 41,668 | 13,453 | 11,223 | 1,619 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 7,298 | 10,303 | -29% | 7,298 | 10,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3,778 | 19,436 | -81% | 3,778 | 19,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 3,317 | 10,626 | -69% | 3,317 | 10,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Atlantic | 1,998,566 | 2,060,977 | -3.0% | 1,669,235 | 1,713,357 | 311,204 | 324,826 | 0 | 0 | 18,126 | 22,793 |
| Delaware | 15,689 | 17,665 | -11% | 0 | 0 | 15,689 | 17,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 933,735 | 940,733 | -0.7% | 889,013 | 895,708 | 41,278 | 41,951 | 0 | 0 | 3,444 | 3,073 |
| Georgia | 244,154 | 283,643 | -14% | 207,194 | 226,002 | 36,961 | 51,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,614 |
| Maryland | 80,792 | 78,402 | 3.0% | 13,351 | 15,260 | 67,440 | 63,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 309,947 | 292,588 | 5.9% | 261,214 | 250,671 | 48,733 | 41,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 123,433 | 110,151 | 12% | 113,841 | 102,931 | 8,935 | 6,717 | 0 | 0 | 658 | 504 |
| Virginia | 267,442 | 317,981 | -16% | 178,067 | 218,476 | 81,088 | 91,043 | 0 | 0 | 8,287 | 8,461 |
| West Virginia | 23,374 | 19,815 | 18% | 6,555 | 4,308 | 11,080 | 11,366 | 0 | 0 | 5,739 | 4,141 |
| East South Central | 785,407 | 803,731 | -2.3% | 621,474 | 633,604 | 144,051 | 150,749 | 0 | 0 | 19,882 | 19,378 |
| Alabama | 283,099 | 291,421 | -2.9% | 145,142 | 147,098 | 137,957 | 144,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 102,026 | 107,361 | -5.0% | 96,098 | 101,084 | 5,928 | 6,278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 301,364 | 296,463 | 1.7% | 301,199 | 296,314 | 165 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 98,918 | 108,486 | -8.8% | 79,036 | 89,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,882 | 19,378 |
| West South Central | 2,183,946 | 2,387,276 | -8.5% | 776,438 | 904,314 | 984,724 | 1,045,146 | 0 | 0 | 422,784 | 437,816 |
| Arkansas | 101,685 | 109,360 | -7.0% | 93,100 | 101,027 | 6,779 | 6,154 | 0 | 0 | 1,807 | 2,180 |
| Louisiana | 395,419 | 388,056 | 1.9% | 220,179 | 219,920 | 37,139 | 25,207 | 0 | 0 | 138,101 | 142,930 |
| Oklahoma | 204,286 | 214,993 | -5.0% | 156,446 | 164,739 | 43,908 | 46,350 | 0 | 0 | 3,932 | 3,904 |
| Texas | 1,482,556 | 1,674,868 | -11% | 306,713 | 418,629 | 896,899 | 967,436 | 0 | 0 | 278,945 | 288,803 |
| Mountain | 686,537 | 597,845 | 15% | 581,722 | 483,696 | 104,518 | 113,929 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 220 |
| Arizona | 267,884 | 258,010 | 3.8% | 190,922 | 185,842 | 76,962 | 72,168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 101,607 | 88,452 | 15% | 91,012 | 69,549 | 10,595 | 18,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 7,942 | 21,697 | -63% | 7,942 | 14,741 | 0 | 6,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 4,765 | 5,390 | -12% | 4,765 | 5,383 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 135,215 | 106,725 | 27% | 135,215 | 106,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 56,574 | 49,468 | 14% | 39,624 | 33,577 | 16,950 | 15,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 68,088 | 44,770 | 52% | 67,791 | 44,549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 220 |
| Wyoming | 44,461 | 23,336 | 91% | 44,451 | 23,330 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Contiguous | 339,148 | 449,136 | -24% | 129,637 | 205,255 | 191,930 | 226,911 | 0 | 0 | 17,581 | 16,971 |
| California | 248,196 | 282,128 | -12% | 88,237 | 100,789 | 142,378 | 164,369 | 0 | 0 | 17,581 | 16,971 |
| Oregon | 69,417 | 102,602 | -32% | 24,952 | 63,183 | 44,465 | 39,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 21,534 | 64,406 | -67% | 16,448 | 41,283 | 5,087 | 23,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 21 | 7,498 | -100% | 21 | 7,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 21 | 7,498 | -100% | 21 | 7,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Total | 8,481,503 | 9,015,884 | -5.9% | 4,338,759 | 4,617,170 | 3,628,504 | 3,861,967 | 5,637 | 5,590 | 508,603 | 531,157 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2025 are final. Values for 2026 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." |