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Data for March 2026 Release Date: May 21, 2026 Next Release Date: June 24, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table ES1.A. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2026 and 2025
 

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

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type March 2026 March 2025 Percentage Change March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 44,132 49,215 -10.3% 33,813 38,183 9,982 10,628 11 16 325 388 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 986 857 15.0% 790 682 160 139 6 6 29 30 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 276 412 -33.1% 159 218 NM 162 1 0 23 33 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 127,375 118,118 7.8% 64,595 58,872 54,344 50,436 672 611 7,764 8,199 0 0
Other Fossil Gas Utility Scale Facilities 875 772 13.3% 0 0 153 160 0 0 722 613 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 62,096 62,457 -0.6% 35,374 34,403 26,722 28,054 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 26,922 22,451 19.9% 24,660 20,280 2,144 2,067 NM NM 80 76 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 86,262 79,155 9.0% 14,684 13,957 69,281 62,863 359 380 1,938 1,955 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 52,219 50,591 3.2% 10,069 9,820 42,116 40,739 15 14 19 18 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 29,000 23,238 24.8% 4,235 3,805 24,488 19,321 63 60 215 52 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 2,549 2,691 -5.3% 248 201 643 664 10 8 1,648 1,818 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 1,160 1,247 -7.0% 64 64 768 819 272 299 56 66 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 1,334 1,388 -3.9% 68 67 1,266 1,321 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -591 -399 48.4% -428 -264 -163 -134 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 424 590 -28.0% 23 37 -98 57 230 254 269 241 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 348,756 333,629 4.5% 173,670 166,367 162,618 154,432 1,318 1,295 11,150 11,535 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 8,953 7,961 12.5% 0 0 0 0 2,413 2,073 474 433 6,065 5,456
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 37,730 31,029 21.6% 4,235 3,805 24,265 19,151 2,476 2,133 689 485 6,065 5,456
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 37,953 31,199 21.6% 4,235 3,805 24,488 19,321 2,476 2,133 689 485 6,065 5,456
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 25,208 28,016 -10.0% 18,853 21,166 6,243 6,714 3 5 108 131 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,965 1,526 28.8% 1,575 1,262 344 223 14 9 32 32 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 119 162 -26.4% 76 97 34 56 0.37 0 9 9 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 942,156 856,413 10.0% 498,242 444,980 392,110 358,023 4,177 3,766 47,628 49,643 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 669 787 -15.1% 104 113 28 29 20 33 517 612 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 127 158 -19.6% 7 3 14 34 27 17 79 103 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 50 49 1.5% 0.01 0 14 9 1 0 34 40 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 99,699 102,496 -2.7% 3,600 3,486 24,022 23,995 7,084 6,637 64,993 68,378 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 25,877 28,803 -10.2% 18,957 21,278 6,271 6,744 23 38 625 743 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 2,092 1,684 24.2% 1,582 1,265 358 257 40 26 111 135 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 169 211 -19.9% 76 97 48 65 2 0 43 49 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,041,855 958,909 8.7% 501,842 448,466 416,132 382,019 11,261 10,403 112,621 118,021 0 0
Fuel Stocks (end-of-month)
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 111,379 112,260 -0.8% 92,056 91,712 18,873 19,945 76 65 374 538 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 21,660 23,406 -7.5% 12,592 13,659 7,219 7,833 309 327 1,540 1,587 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 436 587 -25.7% 336 361 10 8 1 1 89 218 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for March
  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 March 2026 March 2025 Percentage Change March 2026 March 2025 Percentage Change March 2026 March 2025 Percentage Change
Residential 108,868 108,969 -0.1% 20,495 18,627 10.0% 18.83 17.09 10.2%
Commercial 119,622 114,427 4.5% 16,650 15,062 10.5% 13.92 13.16 5.8%
Industrial 85,228 83,210 2.4% 7,313 6,873 6.4% 8.58 8.26 3.9%
Transportation 591 635 -6.9% 105 90 17.7% 17.83 14.10 26.5%
All Sectors 314,308 307,241 2.3% 44,563 40,651 9.6% 14.18 13.23 7.2%


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 Fossil Gas includes gaseous propane, blast furnace gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels other than hydrogen.
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.
Other Energy Sources includes hydrogen, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and other miscellaneous energy sources.
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 are preliminary. 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.'