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Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output by Sector                                          
Table 2.4.C.    xls   format     Electric Power Monthly

Table 2.4.C. Natural Gas: Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output by Sector, 1994 through November 2008
(Thousand Mcf)
Period
Total (All Sectors)
Electric Power Sector
Commercial Sector
Industrial Sector
Electric Utilities
Independent Power Producers
1994 5,151,163 2,987,146 915,399 72,285 1,176,332
1995 5,572,253 3,196,507 1,040,018 77,664 1,258,063
1996 5,178,232 2,732,107 1,074,794 82,455 1,288,876
1997 5,433,338 2,968,453 1,096,350 86,915 1,281,620
1998 6,030,490 3,258,054 1,330,230 87,220 1,354,986
1999 6,304,942 3,113,419 1,706,112 84,037 1,401,374
2000 6,676,744 3,043,094 2,163,230 84,874 1,385,546
2001 6,730,591 2,686,287 2,656,014 78,655 1,309,636
2002 6,986,081 2,259,684 3,412,213 73,975 1,240,209
2003 6,337,402 1,763,764 3,371,452 58,453 1,143,734
2004 6,726,679 1,809,443 3,654,320 72,072 1,190,844
2005 7,020,709 2,134,859 3,734,286 67,957 1,083,607
2006
January 414,569 115,142 203,222 5,138 91,067
February 433,983 131,336 214,802 4,951 82,893
March 502,992 163,301 243,668 5,338 90,684
April 515,313 175,515 250,512 4,971 84,314
May 602,309 206,071 298,338 5,461 92,439
June 729,157 255,572 374,089 5,815 93,681
July 973,255 340,237 523,294 6,661 103,064
August 950,781 336,378 503,819 6,719 103,866
September 645,218 218,550 329,771 5,591 91,307
October 630,650 209,168 318,365 6,061 97,057
November 490,861 163,495 233,091 5,451 88,824
December 515,343 163,631 250,734 5,578 95,400
Total 7,404,432 2,478,396 3,743,704 67,735 1,114,597
2007
January 549,839 180,467 267,682 5,647 96,044
February 510,104 170,826 254,659 5,489 79,131
March 502,435 161,896 254,119 5,217 81,203
April 538,321 180,930 272,214 5,036 80,140
May 595,999 207,779 299,310 5,131 83,779
June 718,997 250,824 377,643 5,827 84,703
July 857,450 297,735 462,786 6,547 90,383
August 1,076,892 387,418 582,015 6,927 100,532
September 778,727 271,352 411,975 5,965 89,435
October 699,633 250,029 354,063 6,158 89,383
November 539,187 181,269 266,912 5,722 85,285
December 594,337 195,892 301,612 6,410 90,423
Total 7,961,922 2,736,418 4,104,991 70,074 1,050,439
2008
January 626,460 209,678 317,827 6,235 92,719
February 520,458 175,971 256,240 5,706 82,541
March 553,977 189,661 272,477 5,888 85,950
April 542,942 180,341 278,319 4,894 79,388
May 561,516 208,371 264,809 4,551 83,785
June 760,799 275,937 392,603 4,590 87,669
July 879,631 309,446 476,462 5,217 88,505
August 859,669 307,061 455,138 5,289 92,181
September 678,282 246,821 355,135 4,788 71,538
October 635,673 226,582 318,625 5,018 85,447
November 546,495 188,171 273,765 5,028 79,532
Total 7,165,901 2,518,039 3,661,401 57,204 929,256
Year-to-Date
2006 6,889,089 2,314,764 3,492,970 62,157 1,019,197
2007 7,367,584 2,540,525 3,803,378 63,665 960,016
2008 7,165,901 2,518,039 3,661,401 57,204 929,256
Rolling 12 Months Ending in November
2007 7,882,928 2,704,157 4,054,112 69,243 1,055,417
2008 7,760,238 2,713,932 3,963,013 63,614 1,019,679
  Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2007 and prior years are final.  Values for 2008 are preliminary.  - See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923 and predecessor forms. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Natural gas, including a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
  Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" and Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report;" and predecessor forms. Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report," replaced the following: Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report;"  Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report;" and  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."
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