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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.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2023 and 2022
 

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 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD Percentage Change March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 156,300 218,974 -28.6% 120,099 157,564 35,003 59,989 50 65 1,147 1,357 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 3,082 4,990 -38.2% 2,246 2,721 696 2,137 18 NM 121 107 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 919 1,624 -43.4% 689 1,164 161 363 1 4 68 93 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 394,147 362,753 8.7% 191,892 176,234 176,232 160,142 1,743 1,814 24,280 24,563 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 2,898 2,717 6.6% 0 0 797 769 0 0 2,100 1,948 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 194,497 195,583 -0.6% 110,879 107,981 83,619 87,602 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 62,923 74,472 -15.5% 56,600 68,098 6,015 6,056 65 78 243 239 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 171,818 166,039 3.5% 27,609 28,485 137,319 130,389 934 911 5,956 6,253 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 125,446 119,079 5.3% 22,025 23,379 103,334 95,611 51 53 36 36 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 29,793 29,402 1.3% 4,563 3,813 25,036 25,388 134 148 60 53 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 8,425 9,082 -7.2% 648 779 2,110 2,309 25 41 5,642 5,954 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 4,055 4,223 -4.0% 249 265 3,023 3,230 565 518 218 210 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 4,100 4,253 -3.6% 126 250 3,815 3,852 158 151 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -1,597 -1,223 30.6% -1,273 -935 -323 -288 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 2,508 2,880 -12.9% 57 99 1,246 1,476 358 292 847 1,013 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 987,494 1,028,809 -4.0% 508,798 541,410 440,764 448,636 3,169 3,189 34,763 35,573 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 14,537 11,724 24.0% 0 0 0 0 3,973 3,520 877 825 9,686 7,379
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 43,983 40,579 8.4% 4,563 3,800 24,690 24,853 4,108 3,669 937 878 9,686 7,379
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 44,330 41,126 7.8% 4,563 3,813 25,036 25,388 4,108 3,669 937 878 9,686 7,379
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 89,612 122,323 -26.7% 68,421 88,104 20,795 33,758 17 18 380 443 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 5,562 8,534 -34.8% 4,246 5,027 1,147 3,331 38 58 130 117 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 382 652 -41.3% 296 489 59 131 0.41 1 27 30 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 2,837,438 2,622,306 8.2% 1,435,135 1,324,395 1,243,974 1,137,295 10,970 11,175 147,359 149,441 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 2,716 3,035 -10.5% 409 570 159 225 99 104 2,050 2,137 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 680 759 -10.4% 23 50 90 103 104 153 463 453 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 197 191 3.5% 4 11 88 40 2 5 104 134 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 309,528 317,825 -2.6% 12,991 12,505 77,781 80,986 17,583 19,209 201,173 205,124 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 92,328 125,358 -26.3% 68,830 88,674 20,953 33,982 115 122 2,430 2,580 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 6,243 9,293 -32.8% 4,270 5,078 1,237 3,434 142 212 594 570 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 580 842 -31.2% 300 500 147 172 2 6 130 164 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 3,146,967 2,940,131 7.0% 1,448,127 1,336,901 1,321,755 1,218,281 28,553 30,384 348,531 354,565 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 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD Percentage Change March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD Percentage Change March 2023 YTD March 2022 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 356,834 379,767 -6.0% 56,182 53,098 5.8% 15.74 13.98 12.6%
Commercial 320,822 321,794 -0.3% 40,719 37,431 8.8% 12.69 11.63 9.1%
Industrial 237,731 242,225 -1.9% 19,298 17,977 7.3% 8.12 7.42 9.4%
Transportation 1,682 1,709 -1.6% 216 188 15.0% 12.87 11.01 16.9%
All Sectors 917,069 945,494 -3.0% 116,415 108,694 7.1% 12.69 11.50 10.3%

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 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.'