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Consumption of Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State by Sector                                          
Table 2.8.B.    xls   format     Electric Power Monthly

Table 2.8.B. Consumption of Natural Gas for Electricity Generation by State by Sector, Year-to-Date through December 2007 and 2006
(Thousand Mcf)
Census Division and State
Total (All Sectors)
Electric Power Sector
Commercial Sector
Industrial Sector
Electric Utilities
Independent Power Producers
2007 2006 Percent Change 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
New England 404,602 390,196 3.7 4,381 3,951 377,051 364,402 5,999 5,983 17,170 15,861
Connecticut 75,687 77,784 -2.7 -- -- 72,302 74,661 312 NM 3,073 2,823
Maine 44,373 50,252 -11.7 -- -- 33,862 40,341 NM NM 10,453 9,893
Massachusetts 191,956 175,517 9.4 4,139 3,163 180,971 165,785 4,711 4,824 2,135 1,746
New Hampshire 40,101 42,738 -6.2 216 758 38,376 40,581 -- -- 1,509 1,399
Rhode Island 52,459 43,875 19.6 -- -- 51,540 43,033 919 NM -- --
Vermont 26 31 -15.1 26 31 -- -- -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic 716,269 636,050 12.6 140,756 153,293 550,087 454,464 7,437 7,701 17,988 20,593
New Jersey 157,864 134,820 17.1 NM NM 148,583 122,701 2,023 1,828 6,901 10,003
New York 409,612 392,014 4.5 140,238 152,875 261,603 231,211 4,117 4,269 3,655 3,659
Pennsylvania 148,793 109,216 36.2 NM NM 139,902 100,551 1,297 1,605 7,433 6,931
East North Central 329,963 256,262 28.8 84,671 49,348 228,023 189,944 5,889 5,267 11,380 11,703
Illinois 70,218 49,293 42.5 9,132 3,749 53,729 38,623 4,812 4,523 2,545 2,398
Indiana 40,417 29,095 38.9 16,805 6,436 20,438 18,672 161 104 3,012 3,883
Michigan 124,674 108,521 14.9 14,835 12,216 106,387 92,834 210 NM 3,242 3,359
Ohio 38,639 23,599 63.7 13,201 6,537 24,520 16,430 -- -- NM NM
Wisconsin 56,015 45,753 22.4 30,698 20,410 22,948 23,385 706 527 1,663 1,432
West North Central 143,597 111,454 28.8 123,946 101,850 18,036 8,238 543 641 1,072 725
Iowa 27,077 19,684 37.6 27,019 19,627 NM NM NM 55 -- --
Kansas 25,244 22,596 11.7 24,986 22,477 -- -- -- NM 258 NM
Minnesota 34,639 25,590 35.4 21,851 18,174 11,767 6,516 344 361 NM 539
Missouri 41,735 32,334 29.1 35,385 30,467 6,229 1,691 74 155 NM NM
Nebraska 10,516 7,855 33.9 10,410 7,758 NM NM NM 69 -- --
North Dakota NM 50 -- NM NM -- -- -- -- 92 48
South Dakota 4,223 3,345 26.3 4,223 3,345 -- -- -- -- -- --
South Atlantic 1,122,892 1,014,559 10.7 869,145 808,780 242,880 194,874 738 828 10,129 10,077
Delaware 13,995 9,548 46.6 NM NM 13,644 9,358 -- -- NM NM
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida 779,743 747,530 4.3 681,941 659,881 91,554 81,296 633 815 5,615 5,539
Georgia 123,528 97,622 26.5 64,567 54,102 56,454 40,876 -- -- 2,507 2,644
Maryland 19,939 16,977 17.4 -- -- 19,489 16,600 10 NM 440 NM
North Carolina 39,263 28,413 38.2 31,735 22,864 7,268 5,510 75 5 NM NM
South Carolina 50,871 49,163 3.5 37,763 37,353 12,978 11,708 NM NM 111 95
Virginia 91,557 61,493 48.9 51,318 33,377 39,262 26,944 -- -- 977 1,172
West Virginia 3,996 3,813 4.8 1,622 1,045 2,231 2,581 -- -- 143 187
East South Central 405,447 318,387 27.3 217,141 169,722 173,068 134,583 1,398 1,111 13,841 12,971
Alabama 187,932 154,065 22 72,817 62,198 106,828 83,211 -- -- 8,287 8,656
Kentucky 20,515 13,213 55.3 18,470 11,672 1,016 615 -- -- 1,029 926
Mississippi 187,316 143,040 31 119,217 89,644 64,522 50,274 168 96 3,409 3,026
Tennessee 9,684 8,069 20 6,636 6,208 701 483 1,229 1,016 NM 362
West South Central 2,542,733 2,471,221 2.9 688,829 647,757 1,321,216 1,297,639 6,855 6,493 525,833 519,332
Arkansas 69,398 72,136 -3.8 14,402 10,297 53,458 60,653 NM NM 1,521 1,175
Louisiana 413,896 380,151 8.9 151,788 119,492 61,442 59,563 550 347 200,116 200,749
Oklahoma 288,428 283,330 1.8 187,553 181,127 98,612 97,475 385 NM 1,877 4,439
Texas 1,771,011 1,735,605 2 335,085 336,840 1,107,704 1,079,948 5,903 5,847 322,319 312,969
Mountain 692,683 613,224 13 349,911 302,197 331,426 300,213 2,110 2,055 9,236 8,759
Arizona 280,174 248,977 12.5 113,120 104,499 165,994 143,614 885 NM 175 8
Colorado 120,419 93,486 28.8 40,093 35,573 79,418 57,044 446 441 462 NM
Idaho 12,029 9,951 20.9 1,447 1,064 9,725 7,943 -- -- 857 944
Montana NM NM -- NM NM 442 393 -- -- NM NM
Nevada 166,547 169,843 -1.9 97,733 85,937 65,539 80,906 -- -- 3,275 2,999
New Mexico 61,747 56,501 9.3 54,134 48,758 6,515 6,748 538 NM 560 479
Utah 46,229 29,247 58.1 42,507 25,702 3,425 3,251 241 NM 56 53
Wyoming 4,092 3,942 3.8 NM 513 NM 314 -- -- 3,133 3,116
Pacific Contiguous 1,105,794 1,012,585 9.2 217,951 198,210 745,802 674,228 18,678 18,306 123,363 121,842
California 943,315 871,136 8.3 169,744 162,518 638,422 576,012 18,358 18,078 116,792 114,527
Oregon 99,556 82,373 20.9 28,468 22,327 64,494 52,858 NM NM 6,390 7,042
Washington 62,922 59,077 6.5 19,739 13,364 42,886 45,357 116 NM 181 273
Pacific Noncontiguous 43,466 45,685 -4.9 40,816 43,288 -- -- 3 -- 2,647 2,396
Alaska 43,466 45,685 -4.9 40,816 43,288 -- -- 3 -- 2,647 2,396
Hawaii -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
U.S. Total 7,507,446 6,869,624 9.3 2,737,547 2,478,396 3,987,590 3,618,585 49,651 48,384 732,658 724,259
    NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. 
  Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2006 are final. Values for 2007 are preliminary estimates based on a sample. Values for January through July 2007 are revised.  - See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-906 and Form EIA-920. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percent difference is calculated before 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."
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