Natural Gas Power Burn

Description

Power burn chart shows natural gas usage as a percentage of total megawatts supplied at PJM and MISO areas.

Together, PJM and MISO supply electricity to more than 100 million people in the United States.

Data is available from January 19, 2017. 

Updated every weekday by 9 AM Eastern time.

Source: PJM, MISO Energy, Bluegold Research estimates and calculations

Definitions

• PJM (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection) is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
• MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) is a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricty in 15 U.S. States throughout the Midwest and South and the Canadian province of Manitoba. 
• TFM - total fuel mix.