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Data for May 2026 Release Date: July 23, 2026 Next Release Date: August 26, 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 May
  Total (All Sectors) Electric Power Sector Commercial Industrial Residential

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD Percentage Change May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 257,389 288,979 -10.9% 199,093 224,024 56,616 63,044 81 97 1,599 1,814 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 11,189 6,409 74.6% 5,433 3,984 5,524 2,224 NM NM 156 165 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 1,770 1,950 -9.2% 918 1,087 677 723 4 2 172 137 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 672,814 656,207 2.5% 339,396 327,379 291,450 285,700 3,159 2,923 38,810 40,204 0 0
Other Fossil Gas Utility Scale Facilities 4,065 4,269 -4.8% 0 0 716 1,028 0 0 3,349 3,241 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 320,105 316,061 1.3% 183,991 177,378 136,114 138,684 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 122,525 110,620 10.8% 112,867 100,576 9,127 9,541 185 152 346 352 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 387,224 353,434 9.6% 66,970 61,546 309,012 280,655 1,700 1,815 9,542 9,418 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 226,653 216,286 4.8% 44,568 42,429 181,934 173,719 73 62 78 76 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 135,813 111,665 21.6% 20,436 17,350 114,074 93,790 326 272 977 253 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 12,647 12,853 -1.6% 1,310 1,057 3,083 2,977 36 39 8,218 8,780 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 5,596 6,041 -7.4% 293 321 3,770 3,968 1,264 1,442 269 309 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 6,515 6,588 -1.1% 364 387 6,151 6,201 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -2,518 -1,805 39.5% -1,829 -1,194 -689 -611 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 1,920 2,953 -35.0% 69 178 -486 303 1,065 1,236 1,273 1,236 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 1,776,483 1,739,078 2.2% 906,906 894,957 808,060 781,291 6,270 6,263 55,247 56,567 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 41,973 37,227 12.8% 0 0 0 0 11,366 9,859 2,202 2,007 28,405 25,360
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 176,747 147,867 19.5% 20,436 17,350 113,034 92,765 11,693 10,132 3,179 2,260 28,405 25,360
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 177,786 148,892 19.4% 20,436 17,350 114,074 93,790 11,693 10,132 3,179 2,260 28,405 25,360
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 144,611 162,865 -11.2% 109,430 123,418 34,609 38,814 25 31 547 602 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 19,001 11,130 70.7% 10,345 7,422 8,374 3,449 NM 85 166 175 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 729 779 -6.5% 432 506 240 230 1 1 56 42 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 4,979,267 4,810,728 3.5% 2,617,342 2,497,927 2,103,843 2,050,094 19,370 18,025 238,712 244,683 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 3,257 3,738 -12.9% 470 606 136 130 135 160 2,517 2,842 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,067 1,061 0.6% 46 31 201 398 NM 99 635 534 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 281 236 19.1% 0.20 0.06 63 44 4 3 213 189 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 526,710 509,487 3.4% 18,914 18,702 119,773 123,027 62,687 33,021 325,336 334,737 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 147,868 166,603 -11.2% 109,900 124,024 34,745 38,944 159 191 3,063 3,444 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 20,067 12,191 64.6% 10,391 7,453 8,575 3,847 NM 183 801 709 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 1,009 1,015 -0.5% 432 506 302 274 5 4 269 231 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 5,505,977 5,320,215 3.5% 2,636,256 2,516,629 2,223,617 2,173,121 82,057 51,045 564,048 579,420 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for January through May
  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 May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD Percentage Change May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD Percentage Change May 2026 YTD May 2025 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 587,019 590,977 -0.7% 106,317 99,148 7.2% 18.11 16.78 7.9%
Commercial 603,713 584,457 3.3% 83,245 75,712 9.9% 13.79 12.95 6.5%
Industrial 421,749 418,629 0.7% 37,260 34,611 7.7% 8.83 8.27 6.8%
Transportation 3,025 3,056 -1.0% 488 409 19.3% 16.12 13.38 20.5%
All Sectors 1,615,506 1,597,118 1.2% 227,310 209,880 8.3% 14.07 13.14 7.1%

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.'