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Data for March 2023 Release Date: May 24, 2023 Next Release Date: June 27, 2023 Full report PDF
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Table ES1.A. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2023 and 2022
 

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 2023 March 2022 Percentage Change March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022 March 2023 March 2022
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 49,863 60,743 -17.9% 37,601 42,888 11,878 17,363 17 18 367 474 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 980 966 1.4% 734 730 201 201 5 5 40 30 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 276 463 -40.4% 166 324 78 NM 0.20 1 31 NM 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 131,987 111,806 18.0% 64,505 54,085 58,711 49,045 586 588 8,184 8,088 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 984 896 9.8% 0 0 264 256 0 0 720 640 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 62,820 63,154 -0.5% 36,091 34,385 26,730 28,768 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 20,630 25,356 -18.6% 18,489 22,978 2,040 2,269 NM NM 82 84 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 62,040 60,735 2.1% 9,860 10,051 49,888 48,270 319 314 1,972 2,100 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 44,355 43,014 3.1% 7,709 8,136 36,615 34,846 18 19 13 13 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 12,274 11,898 3.2% 1,899 1,533 10,294 10,285 56 58 25 22 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 2,692 3,012 -10.6% 147 216 678 795 7 11 1,860 1,991 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 1,349 1,434 -6.0% 83 89 1,005 1,092 185 180 74 74 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 1,369 1,376 -0.5% NM 77 1,295 1,253 52 46 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -538 -318 69.3% -416 -214 -122 -103 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 814 971 -16.2% 18 34 405 490 115 103 275 343 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 329,856 324,772 1.6% 167,048 165,261 150,073 146,672 1,063 1,054 11,672 11,785 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 6,104 4,900 24.6% 0 0 0 0 1,666 1,469 375 349 4,064 3,083
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 18,225 16,543 10.2% 1,899 1,530 10,140 10,032 1,722 1,527 399 371 4,064 3,083
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 18,379 16,798 9.4% 1,899 1,533 10,294 10,285 1,722 1,527 399 371 4,064 3,083
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 28,400 34,129 -16.8% 21,137 24,089 7,137 9,881 5 5 121 154 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,754 1,705 2.9% 1,381 1,326 319 329 10 13 43 37 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 114 193 -41.1% 73 143 29 41 0.05 0.38 12 9 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 952,646 802,623 18.7% 484,760 404,905 414,487 344,167 3,724 3,668 49,675 49,883 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 876 1,019 -14.1% 137 173 55 80 30 27 654 739 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 224 187 20.0% 6 7 26 26 25 33 167 121 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 83 73 14.5% 2 1 32 23 0.20 2 49 47 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 104,480 104,859 -0.4% 4,162 3,792 26,568 26,380 5,911 6,122 67,839 68,564 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 29,276 35,148 -16.7% 21,274 24,262 7,191 9,962 35 32 775 893 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,978 1,892 4.6% 1,388 1,333 345 355 35 46 210 158 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 197 266 -25.9% 75 144 61 64 0.25 2 60 56 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,057,126 907,482 16.5% 488,923 408,697 441,054 370,548 9,635 9,790 117,513 118,447 0 0
Fuel Stocks (end-of-month)
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 110,528 86,793 27.3% 90,761 73,458 19,312 12,846 50 49 406 440 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 24,647 25,430 -3.1% 14,132 14,769 8,872 9,011 329 382 1,313 1,269 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 650 497 30.6% 506 340 8 10 1 1 135 146 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 2023 March 2022 Percentage Change March 2023 March 2022 Percentage Change March 2023 March 2022 Percentage Change
Residential 111,058 112,391 -1.2% 17,605 16,275 8.2% 15.85 14.48 9.5%
Commercial 109,890 107,850 1.9% 13,763 12,691 8.4% 12.52 11.77 6.4%
Industrial 82,088 82,955 -1.0% 6,495 6,220 4.4% 7.91 7.50 5.5%
Transportation 565 579 -2.4% 71 63 13.0% 12.56 10.85 15.8%
All Sectors 303,601 303,775 -0.1% 37,934 35,249 7.6% 12.49 11.60 7.7%


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 Gases includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels.
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.
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.'