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Table ES1.B. Total Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics,Year-to-Date
2008 and 2007 |
January through September |
Net Generation and Consumption of Fuels |
Items |
Total (All Sectors) |
Electric Power Sector |
Commercial |
Industrial |
Electric Utilities |
Independent Power Producers |
2008 |
2007 |
% Change |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
Net Generation (thousand megawatthours) |
Coal[1] |
1,516,211 |
1,523,714 |
-0.5 |
1,121,470 |
1,125,422 |
380,354 |
384,287 |
1,199 |
954 |
13,188 |
13,051 |
Petroleum Liquids[2] |
24,434 |
41,671 |
-41.4 |
17,071 |
27,781 |
6,170 |
11,898 |
76 |
155 |
1,117 |
1,837 |
Petroleum Coke |
10,221 |
12,131 |
-15.7 |
4,311 |
5,642 |
4,958 |
5,174 |
3 |
6 |
948 |
1,310 |
Natural Gas[3] |
674,250 |
688,035 |
-2 |
241,790 |
240,336 |
373,616 |
388,705 |
3,263 |
3,400 |
55,581 |
55,594 |
Other Gases[4] |
11,795 |
11,923 |
-1.1 |
18 |
54 |
3,866 |
2,896 |
-- |
16 |
7,911 |
8,956 |
Nuclear |
606,491 |
607,846 |
-0.2 |
320,913 |
336,198 |
285,578 |
271,648 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Hydroelectric Conventional |
209,702 |
199,261 |
5.2 |
190,634 |
181,560 |
17,337 |
15,760 |
61 |
59 |
1,671 |
1,882 |
Other Renewables |
85,438 |
76,567 |
11.6 |
6,798 |
6,358 |
56,237 |
47,565 |
1,262 |
1,222 |
21,141 |
21,421 |
Wood[5] |
28,602 |
28,729 |
-0.4 |
1,415 |
1,505 |
6,584 |
6,263 |
14 |
15 |
20,590 |
20,946 |
Waste[6] |
12,525 |
12,723 |
-1.6 |
842 |
894 |
9,883 |
10,146 |
1,248 |
1,208 |
551 |
475 |
Geothermal |
10,967 |
11,060 |
-0.8 |
889 |
840 |
10,078 |
10,220 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Solar/PV[7] |
717 |
532 |
34.6 |
12 |
10 |
704 |
523 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Wind |
32,627 |
23,522 |
38.7 |
3,640 |
3,109 |
28,987 |
20,413 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage |
-4,668 |
-4,922 |
5.2 |
-3,820 |
-3,899 |
-848 |
-1,023 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Other Energy Sources[8] |
8,276 |
10,388 |
-20.3 |
451 |
508 |
4,997 |
4,830 |
570 |
575 |
2,258 |
4,475 |
All Energy Sources |
3,142,149 |
3,166,614 |
-0.8 |
1,899,635 |
1,919,960 |
1,132,265 |
1,131,740 |
6,435 |
6,388 |
103,815 |
108,526 |
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation |
Coal (1000 tons)1 |
793,576 |
793,934 |
0 |
579,208 |
577,696 |
208,066 |
210,043 |
371 |
551 |
5,930 |
5,643 |
Petroleum Liquids (1000 bbls)2 |
41,945 |
72,400 |
-42.1 |
29,802 |
47,862 |
10,400 |
20,748 |
127 |
308 |
1,616 |
3,483 |
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) |
3,997 |
4,773 |
-16.3 |
1,745 |
2,143 |
2,002 |
2,153 |
1 |
3 |
250 |
474 |
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf)3 |
5,396,069 |
5,790,061 |
-6.8 |
2,103,287 |
2,113,610 |
2,839,257 |
3,093,672 |
28,147 |
37,333 |
425,378 |
545,446 |
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Useful Thermal Output |
Coal (1000 tons)1 |
16,237 |
13,621 |
19.2 |
-- |
-- |
3,236 |
1,089 |
1,250 |
874 |
11,751 |
11,658 |
Petroleum Liquids (1000 bbls)2 |
5,105 |
8,231 |
-38 |
-- |
-- |
605 |
155 |
185 |
290 |
4,315 |
7,786 |
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) |
823 |
784 |
4.9 |
-- |
-- |
93 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
725 |
777 |
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf)3 |
587,664 |
500,635 |
17.4 |
-- |
-- |
229,754 |
119,702 |
19,012 |
25,379 |
338,898 |
355,553 |
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output |
Coal (1000 tons)1 |
809,813 |
807,554 |
0.3 |
579,208 |
577,696 |
211,302 |
211,132 |
1,622 |
1,425 |
17,681 |
17,301 |
Petroleum Liquids (1000 bbls)2 |
47,050 |
80,631 |
-41.6 |
29,802 |
47,862 |
11,004 |
20,903 |
312 |
598 |
5,931 |
11,268 |
Petroleum Coke (1000 tons) |
4,820 |
5,557 |
-13.3 |
1,745 |
2,143 |
2,095 |
2,156 |
5 |
8 |
975 |
1,251 |
Natural Gas (1000 Mcf)3 |
5,983,733 |
6,290,696 |
-4.9 |
2,103,287 |
2,113,610 |
3,069,011 |
3,213,375 |
47,159 |
62,712 |
764,277 |
900,999 |
Retail Sales, Retail Revenue and Average Retail Price per Kilowatthour |
|
Items |
Total U.S. Electric Power Industry |
Retail Sales (Million kWh)[9] |
Retail Revenue (Million Dollars) |
Average Retail Price (Cents/kWh) |
2008 |
2007 |
% Change |
2008 |
2007 |
% Change |
2008 |
2007 |
% Change |
Residential |
1,069,051 |
1,074,882 |
-0.5 |
120,671 |
114,455 |
5.4 |
11.29 |
10.65 |
6 |
Commercial[10] |
1,031,729 |
1,016,602 |
1.5 |
106,407 |
98,451 |
8.1 |
10.31 |
9.68 |
6.5 |
Industrial10 |
765,484 |
753,291 |
1.6 |
53,477 |
48,039 |
11.3 |
6.99 |
6.38 |
9.6 |
Transportation10 |
5,734 |
5,865 |
-2.2 |
659 |
618 |
6.6 |
11.49 |
10.54 |
9 |
All Sectors |
2,871,998 |
2,850,639 |
0.7 |
281,214 |
261,564 |
7.5 |
9.79 |
9.18 |
6.6 |
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