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Variable NameUnitsDefinitionSource
HistoryForecast
CCOEPUS BKWHD Electricity sales: "other" less transportation STF STF
CLEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: coal-fired, electric utility total (final value) EPM STF
CLEOPUSX BKWHD Electricity generation: coal-fired, electric utility total (initial value) EPM STF
D89ON Dummy variable: = 1 date le 198912; 0 otherwise
D92 Dummy variable: = 1 year= 1992; 0 otherwise
D94 Dummy variable: = 1 year= 1994; 0 otherwise
D9505ON Dummy variable: = 1 date ge 199505; 0 otherwise
DFEPPUS MMBD Distillate fuel: shipments to electric utilities EPM STF
DKEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: distillate fuel oil-fired, electric utility total EPM STF
DKEUPUS MMBD Distillate fuel: electric utility consumption total EPM STF
DKSEPUS MMB Distillate fuel: electric utility stocks, end period EPM STF
ELEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: electric utility total, all fuel sources EPM STF
ELNIPUS BKWHD Electricity net imports EPM OCE
ELNSPUS BKWHD Electricity net sales to electric utilities from nonutility generators 759/867 OCE
ESCMPUS BKWHD Electricity sales by electric utilities: commercial sector EPM STF
ESCMPUSQ BKWHD/E Commercial electricity sales by electric utilities/commercial employment (EMCMPUS) CAL STF
ESICPUS BKWHD Electricity sales by electric utilities: industrial sector EPM STF
ESNTPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: at nonutilities for own use EPM STF
ESOTPUS BKWHD Electricity sales by electric utilities: "other:" total minus (residential + commercial + industrial) EPM STF
ESOTPUSQ BKWHD/G "Other" electricity sales by electric utilities/real GDP (GDPQXUS) CAL STF
ESRCPUS BKWHD Electricity sales by electric utilities: residential sector EPM STF
ESRCPUSQ BKWHD/K Residential electricity sales by electric utilities/housing stock (KQHMPUS) CAL STF
ESTCPUS BKWHD Electricity sales by electric utilities: total all sectors EPM STF
ESTXPUS BKWHD Electricity demand: total including nonutilities for own use (ESTCPUS+ESNTPUS) EPM/867/STF STF/OCE
ETOTSUP BKWHD Electricity supply: net total, including nonutility net sales and net imports (ELEOPUS+ELNSPUS+ELNIPUS) EPM STF
ETXXSUP BKWHD Electricity supply: gross total, including nonutility sources and net imports (ELEOPUS+NTEOPUS+ELNIPUS) CAL STF
GEEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: from geothermal, electric utility total 759 STF
GWEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: geothermal and other (GEEOPUS+WWEOPUS+WNEOPUS), electric utility total EPM STF
HYEOPAC BKWHD Electricity generation: from hydropower, electric utility, Pacific region 759 OCE
HYEOPL9 BKWHD Electricity generation: from hydropower, electric utility, "other" regions (U.S. total minus Pacific region) EPM OCE
HYEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: from hydropower, electric utility, total EPM OCE
NGEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: gas-fired, electric utility total (final value) EPM STF
NGEOPUSX BKWHD Electricity generation: gas-fired, electric utility total (initial value) EPM STF
NGEUPUS BCFD Natural gas: electric utility consumption total (final value) NGM STF
NGEUPUSX BCFD Natural gas: electric utility consumption total (initial value) NGM STF
NTEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: nonutility total, all fuel sources 867/STF OCE/STF
NUEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation by nuclear power, total U.S. EPM SNP
PAEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: oil-fired, electric utility total (final value) EPM STF
PAEOPUSX BKWHD Electricity generation: oil-fired, electric utility total (initial value) EPM STF
PCEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: petroleum coke-fired, electric utility total 759 STF
PCEUPUS MMBD Petroleum coke: electric utility consumption total 759 STF
RFEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: residual fuel oil-fired, electric utility total EPM STF
RFEPPUS MMBD Residual fuel: shipments to electric utilities EPM STF
RFEUPUS MMBD Residual fuel: electric utility consumption total EPM STF
RFSEPUS MMB Residual fuel: electric utility stocks, end period EPM STF
TDLOFUS Ratio Electricity supply: Losses and unaccounted for, percent of electric utility sales CAL STF
TDLOPUS BKWHD Electricity supply: Losses and unaccounted for CAL STF
TROEPUS BKWHD Electricity Sales by electric utilities: estimated transportation sector sales NEMS NEMS
TSEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: total including nonutility sources (ELEOPUS+NTEOPUS) 867/STF OCE/STF
WNEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: wind and solar-powered, electric utility total 759 STF
WNNOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: wind and solar-powered, nonutility total 867/STF STF
WWEOPUS BKWHD Electricity generation: wood and waste-powered, electric utility total 759 STF
Units Key
BKWHDBillion kilowatt-hours per day
MMBMillion Barrels
MMBDMillion barrels per day
BCFDBillion cubic feet per day
BCFBillion cubic feet
Source Key
OCEEnergy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels.
867Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-867, Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report.
759Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-759, Monthly power Plant Report.
EPMEnergy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, DOE/EIA-0226
CALCalculated
STFShort-Term Integrated Forecasting System calculation


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