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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.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2026 and 2025
 

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

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type 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 March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 172,493 194,675 -11.4% 134,651 150,378 36,765 43,073 55 67 1,022 1,157 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 9,237 4,790 92.8% 4,015 2,789 5,050 1,860 NM NM 104 111 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 1,018 1,286 -20.8% 564 777 361 423 4 2 89 84 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 411,094 406,493 1.1% 207,036 201,298 178,584 178,596 1,969 1,844 23,504 24,755 0 0
Other Fossil Gas Utility Scale Facilities 2,584 2,987 -13.5% 0 0 468 780 0 0 2,116 2,208 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 197,731 196,024 0.9% 113,087 110,217 84,644 85,807 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 77,293 63,425 21.9% 71,554 57,696 5,414 5,438 114 85 211 206 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 220,004 204,348 7.7% 38,544 36,531 174,669 161,072 1,004 1,088 5,787 5,657 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 136,360 133,538 2.1% 27,051 26,685 109,218 106,768 44 39 47 47 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 68,291 55,139 23.9% 10,184 8,711 57,427 46,165 148 137 531 126 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 7,939 7,976 -0.5% 902 708 1,964 1,945 31 30 5,041 5,293 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 3,401 3,667 -7.3% 179 190 2,273 2,402 781 883 168 192 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 4,014 4,029 -0.4% 227 236 3,787 3,792 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -1,646 -1,275 29.0% -1,227 -899 -419 -377 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 1,277 1,813 -29.5% 58 109 -209 233 654 756 774 714 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 1,091,086 1,074,566 1.5% 568,283 558,896 485,327 476,905 3,868 3,873 33,607 34,891 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 21,437 19,163 11.9% 0 0 0 0 5,743 5,015 1,120 1,023 14,574 13,126
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 89,308 73,906 20.8% 10,184 8,711 57,008 45,768 5,892 5,152 1,650 1,149 14,574 13,126
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 89,728 74,303 20.8% 10,184 8,711 57,427 46,165 5,892 5,152 1,650 1,149 14,574 13,126
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 96,255 109,077 -11.8% 73,873 82,611 22,024 26,062 16 21 343 383 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 15,440 8,265 86.8% 7,667 5,198 7,569 2,907 NM NM 109 116 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 428 508 -15.7% 267 356 129 126 1 1 31 25 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 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 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 2,120 2,406 -11.9% 328 415 94 87 88 109 1,611 1,796 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 842 792 6.3% 35 23 154 319 NM NM 488 370 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 183 134 36.7% 0.10 0.06 45 25 4 3 133 105 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 339,339 319,608 6.2% 11,298 11,479 75,887 77,223 50,790 21,489 201,364 209,417 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 98,375 111,483 -11.8% 74,201 83,026 22,118 26,149 103 129 1,953 2,179 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 16,282 9,057 79.8% 7,702 5,220 7,723 3,225 NM NM 596 486 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 611 641 -4.8% 267 356 175 151 5 4 163 130 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 3,367,007 3,279,252 2.7% 1,597,550 1,535,496 1,360,137 1,351,813 63,097 32,894 346,223 359,049 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for January through 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 YTD March 2025 YTD Percentage Change March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD Percentage Change March 2026 YTD March 2025 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 382,037 388,815 -1.7% 68,423 63,861 7.1% 17.91 16.42 9.1%
Commercial 361,433 352,079 2.7% 50,479 45,705 10.4% 13.97 12.98 7.6%
Industrial 247,924 246,959 0.4% 22,164 20,452 8.4% 8.94 8.28 8.0%
Transportation 1,889 1,931 -2.2% 316 256 23.6% 16.72 13.24 26.3%
All Sectors 993,283 989,783 0.4% 141,383 130,274 8.5% 14.23 13.16 8.1%

YTD = Year to Date
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.'