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Data for April 2024 Release Date: June 26, 2024 Next Release Date: July 24, 2024 Full report PDF
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Table ES1.A. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics, 2024 and 2023
 

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

 
Electric Utilities Independent Power
Producers


Fuel Facility Type April 2024 April 2023 Percentage Change April 2024 April 2023 April 2024 April 2023 April 2024 April 2023 April 2024 April 2023 April 2024 April 2023
Net Generation (Thousand Megawatthours)
Coal Utility Scale Facilities 37,223 40,141 -7.3% 28,379 29,039 8,526 10,741 13 20 305 342 0 0
Petroleum Liquids Utility Scale Facilities 874 893 -2.2% 619 648 206 199 7 NM 42 42 0 0
Petroleum Coke Utility Scale Facilities 239 301 -20.7% 137 176 85 104 0 0 17 NM 0 0
Natural Gas Utility Scale Facilities 122,441 120,294 1.8% 61,078 59,884 52,840 52,925 603 599 7,920 6,885 0 0
Other Gas Utility Scale Facilities 739 717 3.0% 0 0 230 171 0 0 509 546 0 0
Nuclear Utility Scale Facilities 57,326 56,662 1.2% 31,895 33,574 25,432 23,088 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Conventional Utility Scale Facilities 19,190 17,479 9.8% 17,149 15,689 1,944 1,702 NM NM 78 71 0 0
Renewable Sources Excluding Hydroelectric Utility Scale Facilities 71,547 62,682 14.1% 12,284 10,460 56,964 50,060 370 357 1,929 1,804 0 0
... Wind Utility Scale Facilities 47,689 43,072 10.7% 9,083 8,292 38,576 34,750 17 17 13 13 0 0
... Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Utility Scale Facilities 18,938 14,755 28.3% 2,917 1,946 15,909 12,720 68 60 44 30 0 0
... Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels Utility Scale Facilities 2,446 2,295 6.6% 138 63 506 530 0.49 5 1,801 1,697 0 0
... Other Biomass Utility Scale Facilities 1,182 1,212 -2.5% 71 79 756 793 284 275 70 65 0 0
... Geothermal Utility Scale Facilities 1,292 1,347 -4.1% 74 79 1,218 1,268 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Utility Scale Facilities -330 -281 17.4% -231 -191 -99 -91 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 647 739 -12.4% 4 15 164 234 247 235 233 254 0 0
All Energy Sources Utility Scale Facilities 309,896 299,628 3.4% 151,314 149,295 146,292 139,133 1,258 1,233 11,032 9,966 0 0
                             
Estimated Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Small Scale Facilities 7,909 6,768 16.9% 0 0 0 0 2,029 1,838 443 412 5,437 4,517
Estimated Total Solar Photovoltaic All Facilities 26,515 21,228 24.9% 2,917 1,946 15,577 12,425 2,097 1,898 487 442 5,437 4,517
Estimated Total Solar All Facilities 26,847 21,523 24.7% 2,917 1,946 15,909 12,720 2,097 1,898 487 442 5,437 4,517
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 21,203 22,864 -7.3% 15,741 16,126 5,355 6,617 4 6 103 115 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,580 1,578 0.1% 1,166 1,214 349 307 17 NM 46 46 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 96 107 -10.4% 66 74 22 NM 0 0 7 7 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 908,741 887,551 2.4% 476,033 462,086 380,466 379,288 3,649 3,728 48,593 42,449 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 734 749 -2.0% 112 86 32 45 27 30 563 589 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 276 278 -0.8% 6 5 20 29 42 NM 208 234 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 46 50 -7.7% 0 2 5 NM 0 0 41 40 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 94,852 94,488 0.4% 3,405 3,407 22,496 23,770 5,370 5,543 63,580 61,768 0 0
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 21,937 23,614 -7.1% 15,853 16,212 5,387 6,661 31 36 665 704 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 1,855 1,856 -0.0% 1,173 1,219 369 336 59 NM 254 280 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 142 157 -9.6% 66 77 28 NM 0 0 48 47 0 0
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf) Utility Scale Facilities 1,003,593 982,039 2.2% 479,438 465,493 402,962 403,058 9,019 9,271 112,174 104,217 0 0
Fuel Stocks (end-of-month)
Coal (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 137,479 118,577 15.9% 113,232 97,176 23,708 20,859 49 47 491 495 0 0
Petroleum Liquids (1000 barrels) Utility Scale Facilities 23,601 25,296 -6.7% 13,724 14,765 8,501 8,780 291 323 1,086 1,428 0 0
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) Utility Scale Facilities 567 777 -27.0% 302 598 7 9 1 1 257 169 0 0

 
 

Sales, Revenue, and Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers for April
  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 April 2024 April 2023 Percentage Change April 2024 April 2023 Percentage Change April 2024 April 2023 Percentage Change
Residential 96,236 96,542 -0.3% 16,240 15,545 4.5% 16.88 16.10 4.8%
Commercial 105,933 101,556 4.3% 13,415 12,400 8.2% 12.66 12.21 3.7%
Industrial 81,058 81,765 -0.9% 6,336 6,132 3.3% 7.82 7.50 4.3%
Transportation 535 511 4.9% 68 61 10.9% 12.64 11.96 5.7%
All Sectors 283,763 280,373 1.2% 36,059 34,138 5.6% 12.71 12.18 4.4%


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.'