Table 5.4.E. Natural Gas: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2005 - 2015 (Billion Btus)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2005 1,008,404 0 392,842 35,037 580,525
2006 968,574 0 339,047 33,928 595,599
2007 894,272 0 347,181 36,689 510,402
2008 813,794 0 333,197 33,434 447,163
2009 836,863 0 312,553 42,032 482,279
2010 841,521 0 308,246 47,001 486,274
2011 861,006 0 315,411 40,976 504,619
2012 909,087 0 330,354 48,944 529,788
2013 905,583 0 311,058 51,939 542,587
2014 891,994 5,033 300,870 47,579 538,514
2015 965,573 8,254 292,629 47,573 617,118
Year 2013
January 76,717 0 26,089 4,346 46,281
February 69,168 0 24,128 3,948 41,091
March 75,220 0 25,767 4,123 45,330
April 72,174 0 24,507 3,631 44,036
May 72,623 0 24,741 3,765 44,118
June 72,557 0 25,054 4,118 43,386
July 80,666 0 28,262 5,057 47,347
August 80,163 0 28,121 4,898 47,145
September 74,769 0 25,637 4,436 44,696
October 73,891 0 24,514 4,207 45,171
November 75,752 0 25,861 4,411 45,480
December 81,882 0 28,379 4,998 48,505
Year 2014
January 89,681 541 28,928 7,283 52,929
February 70,790 552 24,446 3,600 42,192
March 74,801 467 25,959 3,309 45,066
April 68,948 292 22,805 3,150 42,701
May 70,016 228 23,476 3,344 42,968
June 69,612 280 23,804 3,531 41,997
July 74,748 276 25,408 3,830 45,233
August 77,399 455 26,291 4,125 46,528
September 72,014 379 24,029 3,815 43,791
October 74,034 441 24,258 3,863 45,472
November 72,787 548 24,809 3,756 43,674
December 77,162 572 26,657 3,971 45,961
Year 2015
January 81,639 593 25,823 4,355 50,868
February 75,313 628 23,427 4,001 47,257
March 82,901 524 25,415 4,119 52,843
April 75,388 613 22,542 3,304 48,928
May 75,351 641 23,007 3,563 48,139
June 77,455 600 23,573 3,690 49,592
July 85,250 750 26,202 4,262 54,036
August 86,315 953 26,022 4,091 55,249
September 80,778 749 25,235 4,196 50,598
October 81,246 703 24,051 3,891 52,600
November 80,037 734 23,223 3,959 52,120
December 83,900 766 24,107 4,139 54,887

Notes: Beginning with the collection of Form EIA-923 in January 2008, the methodology to allocate total fuel consumption for electricity generation and consumption for useful thermal output was changed.
The new methodology was retroactively applied to 2004-2007 data. See the Technical Notes (Appendix C) for further information. See Glossary for definitions.
Values are final. 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.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report; U.S. 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.