Table 5.4.B. Natural Gas: Consumption for Useful Thermal Output,
by Sector, 2005 - 2015 (Million Cubic Feet)

  Electric Power Sector  
Period Total (all sectors) Electric Utilities Independent
Power Producers		 Commercial
Sector		 Industrial
Sector
Annual Totals
2005 984,340 0 384,365 34,172 565,803
2006 942,817 0 330,878 33,112 578,828
2007 872,579 0 339,796 35,987 496,796
2008 793,537 0 326,048 32,813 434,676
2009 816,787 0 305,542 41,275 469,970
2010 821,775 0 301,769 46,324 473,683
2011 839,681 0 308,669 39,856 491,155
2012 886,103 0 322,607 47,883 515,613
2013 882,385 0 303,177 51,057 528,151
2014 865,146 4,926 292,016 46,635 521,569
2015 935,098 8,060 283,372 46,287 597,379
Year 2013
January 74,638 0 25,440 4,277 44,920
February 67,391 0 23,519 3,883 39,989
March 73,151 0 25,107 4,051 43,993
April 70,245 0 23,817 3,571 42,857
May 70,784 0 24,040 3,703 43,041
June 70,610 0 24,349 4,045 42,216
July 78,649 0 27,553 4,968 46,128
August 78,207 0 27,452 4,811 45,943
September 72,884 0 24,996 4,358 43,529
October 72,095 0 23,964 4,137 43,993
November 73,889 0 25,253 4,336 44,300
December 79,843 0 27,687 4,915 47,241
Year 2014
January 87,362 527 28,175 7,205 51,455
February 68,875 539 23,822 3,527 40,988
March 72,690 476 25,252 3,245 43,717
April 67,023 286 22,224 3,085 41,428
May 67,861 224 22,787 3,272 41,578
June 67,490 274 23,101 3,460 40,656
July 72,370 267 24,630 3,749 43,724
August 74,882 441 25,464 4,031 44,946
September 69,772 367 23,285 3,731 42,390
October 71,722 431 23,484 3,776 44,032
November 70,483 534 24,002 3,672 42,274
December 74,615 561 25,790 3,883 44,381
Year 2015
January 79,075 582 25,015 4,250 49,227
February 73,005 615 22,712 3,906 45,772
March 80,319 512 24,594 4,013 51,201
April 73,041 598 21,826 3,220 47,398
May 72,919 629 22,283 3,475 46,532
June 74,850 589 22,777 3,582 47,901
July 82,339 727 25,332 4,138 52,143
August 83,543 935 25,150 3,973 53,485
September 78,210 731 24,437 4,076 48,965
October 78,745 688 23,297 3,788 50,972
November 77,684 713 22,566 3,845 50,561
December 81,369 743 23,382 4,021 53,223

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.