Table 2.11. Electric Power Industry - Electricity Purchases,
2005 through 2015 (Thousand Megawatthours)

Year Electric Utilities Energy-Only Providers Independent Power Producers Combined Heat and Power U.S. Total
2006 2,605,315 2,793,288 26,628 77,353 5,502,584
2007 2,504,002 2,805,833 24,942 76,646 5,411,422
2008 2,483,927 3,024,730 25,431 78,693 5,612,781
2009 2,364,648 2,564,407 27,922 71,669 5,028,647
2010 2,353,086 3,319,211 23,976 73,861 5,770,134
2011 2,245,381 2,679,803 21,844 77,593 5,024,621
2012 2,148,346 2,740,043 17,726 78,818 4,984,933
2013 2,099,528 2,482,928 16,101 86,420 4,684,977
2014 2,145,378 2,559,875 17,000 79,975 4,802,227
2015 2,101,788 2,506,185 54,046 99,505 4,761,523

Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report" and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report"