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Electric Power Monthly

Data for March 2025 Release Date: May 22, 2025 Next Release Date: June 25, 2025 Full report PDF
SAS Output
Comparison of Preliminary Annual Data Versus Final Annual Data at the U.S. Level, 2021 through 2023

  2021 2022 2023
Item Preliminary Annual Data Final Annual Data Percent Change Preliminary Annual Data Final Annual Data Percent Change Preliminary Annual Data Final Annual Data Percent Change
Net Generation (Thousand MWh)
Coal 898,679 897,999 -0.08% 828,993 831,512 0.30% 675,264 675,115 -0.02%
Petroleum Liquids 11,315 11,663 3.07% 16,274 15,805 -2.88% 11,594 11,397 -1.70%
Petroleum Coke 7,467 7,511 0.58% 7,109 7,126 0.24% 4,878 4,836 -0.86%
Natural Gas 1,575,230 1,579,190 0.25% 1,689,465 1,687,065 -0.14% 1,802,062 1,806,063 0.22%
Other Gases 11,283 11,397 1.01% 11,884 11,722 -1.36% 11,451 11,778 2.86%
Hydroelectric 255,113 246,473 -3.39% 255,966 248,761 -2.81% 233,958 239,012 2.16%
Nuclear 778,152 779,645 0.19% 771,537 771,537 0.00% 775,347 774,873 -0.06%
Other 578,302 575,822 -0.43% 661,908 657,140 -0.72% 663,617 660,196 -0.52%
Total 4,115,540 4,109,699 -0.14% 4,243,136 4,230,668 -0.29% 4,178,171 4,183,271 0.12%
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1,000 tons) 500,592 500,367 -0.04% 468,779 471,576 0.60% 386,601 386,626 0.01%
Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) 20,676 21,633 4.63% 29,207 28,760 -1.53% 20,712 21,336 3.01%
Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) 2,940 3,070 4.41% 2,887 2,985 3.40% 1,848 2,028 9.74%
Natural Gas (1,000 Mcf) 11,550,818 11,502,569 -0.42% 12,384,883 12,384,086 -0.01% 13,223,128 13,244,813 0.16%
Fuel Stocks for Electric Power Sector
Coal (1,000 tons) 94,654 91,884 -2.93% 89,963 88,861 -1.23% 131,426 133,253 1.39%
Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) 23,446 26,002 10.90% 21,650 22,812 5.36% 22,812 24,402 6.97%
Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) 302 302 -0.00% 304 318 4.84% 428 427 -0.07%
Retail Sales (Million kWh)
Residential 1,476,569 1,470,487 -0.41% 1,521,886 1,509,233 -0.83% 1,454,667 1,450,025 -0.32%
Commercial 1,324,782 1,328,439 0.28% 1,373,031 1,390,873 1.30% 1,374,922 1,408,109 2.41%
Industrial 986,797 1,000,613 1.40% 1,007,533 1,020,464 1.28% 1,024,949 1,009,256 -1.53%
Transportation 6,392 6,334 -0.90% 6,602 6,599 -0.05% 6,804 6,864 0.87%
Total 3,794,539 3,805,874 0.30% 3,909,053 3,927,169 0.46% 3,861,342 3,874,253 0.33%
Revenue (Million Dollars)
Residential 202,632 200,834 -0.89% 230,174 226,990 -1.38% 232,463 231,993 -0.20%
Commercial 149,328 149,008 -0.21% 172,257 172,600 0.20% 175,231 177,342 1.20%
Industrial 71,682 71,835 0.21% 85,171 84,895 -0.32% 82,566 81,159 -1.70%
Transportation 653 646 -0.98% 770 765 -0.61% 864 877 1.46%
Total 424,295 422,323 -0.46% 488,371 485,249 -0.64% 491,124 491,370 0.05%
Average Retail Price (Cents/kWh)
Residential 13.72 13.66 -0.48% 15.12 15.04 -0.56% 15.98 16.00 0.12%
Commercial 11.27 11.22 -0.49% 12.55 12.41 -1.09% 12.74 12.59 -1.18%
Industrial 7.26 7.18 -1.17% 8.45 8.32 -1.59% 8.06 8.04 -0.18%
Transportation 10.21 10.20 -0.09% 11.66 11.59 -0.56% 12.70 12.77 0.58%
Total 11.18 11.10 -0.76% 12.49 12.36 -1.10% 12.72 12.68 -0.28%
Receipt of Fossil Fuels
Coal (1,000 tons) 456,033 461,477 1.19% 463,950 469,718 1.24% 426,470 431,375 1.15%
Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) 14,198 16,302 14.82% 17,206 19,362 12.53% 16,746 18,341 9.52%
Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) 2,296 2,296 0.00% 2,286 2,286 -0.00% 1,450 1,450 0.00%
Natural Gas (1,000 Mcf) 10,688,997 11,578,254 8.32% 11,497,833 12,436,074 8.16% 12,143,774 13,237,380 9.01%
Cost of Fossil Fuels (Dollars per Million Btu)
Coal (1,000 tons) 1.98 1.98 -0.26% 2.37 2.36 -0.32% 2.52 2.51 -0.36%
Petroleum Liquids (1,000 barrels) 14.50 14.71 1.42% 23.67 23.60 -0.32% 20.13 20.43 1.52%
Petroleum Coke (1,000 tons) 3.16 3.16 -0.00% 4.35 4.35 0.00% 4.05 4.05 0.00%
Natural Gas (1,000 Mcf) 4.97 5.19 4.49% 7.23 7.22 -0.05% 3.36 3.36 -0.08%

Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal. Coal stocks exclude waste coal.
Petroleum Liquids include distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, and waste oil.
Natural gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately. Excludes blast furnace gas and other gases.
Hydroelectric includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage facilities.
Other generation includes geothermal, wood, waste, wind, and solar, batteries, chemicals, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, and miscellaneous technologies.
Fuel Stocks are end-of-year values.
See technical notes (http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/appenc.pdf) for additional information on the Commercial, Industrial and Transportation sectors.
Cost of Fossil Fuels represent weighted values.
Notes: The average revenue per kilowatthour is calculated by dividing revenue by sales. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Percent changes refer to the difference between the preliminary data published in the Electric Power Monthly (EPM) and the final data published in the EPM. Values for 2023 are Final.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923 'Power Plant Operations Report'; Form EIA-423, 'Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report';
Form EIA-826, 'Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report'; Form EIA-906, 'Power Plant Report;' Form EIA-920 'Combined Heat and Power Plant Report';
and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, 'Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants.'