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Data for May 2024 Release Date: July 24, 2024 Next Release Date: August 26, 2024 Full report PDF
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Table ES1.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, Year-to-Date 2024 and 2023
 

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 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD Percentage Change May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 241,628 241,796 -0.1% 188,725 181,862 51,028 58,037 85 96 1,790 1,801 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 4,872 4,897 -0.5% 3,535 3,461 1,080 1,178 34 32 223 226 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 1,166 1,650 -29.4% 635 1,031 439 490 2 1 89 128 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 688,221 651,883 5.6% 343,416 322,843 300,381 287,101 3,456 3,158 40,968 38,781 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 4,024 4,481 -10.2% 0 0 1,123 1,239 0 0 2,901 3,242 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 319,309 312,633 2.1% 180,365 179,330 138,944 133,303 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 104,932 106,088 -1.1% 93,864 95,855 10,541 9,719 106 111 421 403 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 313,367 289,111 8.4% 51,340 46,822 250,430 230,692 1,903 1,826 9,694 9,771 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 209,105 201,114 4.0% 38,168 36,344 170,811 164,626 66 83 60 61 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 78,696 61,060 28.9% 11,602 8,754 66,596 51,921 317 260 180 125 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 12,893 13,356 -3.5% 856 930 2,917 3,154 31 33 9,090 9,239 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 6,278 6,623 -5.2% 385 421 4,039 4,405 1,489 1,449 365 347 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 6,394 6,958 -8.1% 328 372 6,066 6,585 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -1,771 -2,302 -23.0% -1,157 -1,774 -614 -528 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 3,666 4,093 -10.4% 56 92 1,062 1,367 1,295 1,251 1,253 1,383 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 1,679,413 1,614,330 4.0% 860,780 829,522 754,414 722,597 6,880 6,475 57,339 55,736 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 33,831 28,723 17.8% 0 0 0 0 8,733 7,834 1,897 1,745 23,201 19,145
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 111,361 88,842 25.3% 11,602 8,754 65,430 50,979 9,050 8,094 2,078 1,870 23,201 19,145
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 112,528 89,783 25.3% 11,602 8,754 66,596 51,921 9,050 8,094 2,078 1,870 23,201 19,145
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 138,178 139,399 -0.9% 105,982 103,188 31,559 35,574 28 31 609 606 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 8,908 8,781 1.4% 6,716 6,476 1,860 1,983 89 81 242 242 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 508 638 -20.3% 336 447 138 146 1 0.41 34 45 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 5,004,493 4,747,569 5.4% 2,604,370 2,452,718 2,129,346 2,037,006 20,835 19,600 249,943 238,245 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 4,055 4,148 -2.2% 617 622 207 264 156 159 3,075 3,103 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,664 1,528 8.9% 39 33 110 145 297 131 1,218 1,219 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 227 255 -11.0% 1 6 36 57 3 2 187 190 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 515,622 503,038 2.5% 20,413 19,603 128,930 124,349 30,824 30,203 335,454 328,883 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 142,233 143,548 -0.9% 106,600 103,810 31,766 35,839 184 190 3,684 3,709 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 10,571 10,309 2.5% 6,755 6,508 1,970 2,128 386 212 1,460 1,461 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 735 893 -17.6% 337 453 174 203 3 2 221 235 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 5,520,115 5,250,607 5.1% 2,624,783 2,472,322 2,258,276 2,161,354 51,659 49,804 585,397 567,128 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 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD Percentage Change May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD Percentage Change May 2024 YTD May 2023 YTD Percentage Change
Residential 569,841 552,415 3.2% 92,525 87,815 5.4% 16.24 15.90 2.1%
Commercial 550,858 533,958 3.2% 69,833 66,705 4.7% 12.68 12.49 1.5%
Industrial 410,824 407,603 0.8% 32,381 32,024 1.1% 7.88 7.86 0.3%
Transportation 2,866 2,714 5.6% 359 336 6.9% 12.52 12.38 1.1%
All Sectors 1,534,388 1,496,689 2.5% 195,098 186,879 4.4% 12.72 12.49 1.8%

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, hydrogen 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.'