Table 2.12. Electric Power Industry - Electricity Purchases,
2013 through 2023 (Thousand Megawatthours)

Year Electric Utilities Energy-Only Providers Independent Power Producers Combined Heat and Power U.S. Total
2013 2,099,528 2,482,928 16,101 86,420 4,684,977
2014 2,145,378 2,559,875 17,000 79,975 4,802,227
2015 2,101,788 2,506,185 54,046 99,505 4,761,523
2016 2,089,540 2,438,204 8,520 187,307 4,723,571
2017 2,102,971 2,552,146 9,372 196,768 4,861,257
2018 2,187,615 2,713,174 8,730 259,354 5,168,874
2019 2,231,042 2,778,349 9,391 352,854 5,371,635
2020 2,146,608 2,792,233 9,458 276,281 5,224,580
2021 2,258,989 2,541,686 5,950 260,545 5,067,170
2022 2,407,972 2,436,300 11,634 275,057 5,130,963
2023 2,247,163 2,329,456 19,670 199,483 4,795,772

Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report" and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report"