The following information, compiled by the Montana Energy Office, represents Montana’s recent energy generation and consumption. The Energy Snapshots present a one-page analyses each month of historic and current energy data for Montana. The statistics on energy production and consumption were assembled as part of studies prepared for the Legislature’s Environmental Quality Council. The most current version of the statistics are presented below as the Energy Source Workbooks broken out by sector. A comprehensive report covering energy systems and infrastructure in Montana can be found at Understanding Energy In Montana.
Energy Snapshots
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Energy Source Workbooks
- Natural Gas Tables Workbook - 2018 Update
- NG1 - Natural Gas Production and Average Wellhead Price, 1960-2016
- NG2 - Natural Gas Consumption by Customer Class, 1960-2016 (million cubic feet)
- NG3 - Average Delivered Natural Gas Prices by Customer Class, 1960-2016
- NG4 - Total Number of Customers, Average Natural Gas Consumption, and Annual Cost per Consumer by Customer Class 1980-2016
- NG5 - Regulated Sales of Natural Gas by Gas Utilities,* 1960-2016 (million cubic feet unless otherwise noted)
- NG6 - Largest Natural Gas Users in Montana as of 2017
- Petroleum Tables Workbook - 2019 Update
- P1 - Average Daily Oil Production per Well and Annual Production by Region, 1960 - 2017
- P2 - Crude Oil Production and Average Wellhead Prices, 1960 - 2018
- P3 - Number of Producing Wells by Region and Number of Oil and Gas Wells Completed by Type, 1960 - 2017
- P4 - Receipts at Montana Refineries by Source of Crude Oil, 1960-2017
- P5 - Receipts at Montana Refineries by Source of Crude Oil, 2002-2017
- P6 - Petroleum Product Consumption Estimates, 1960 - 2016
- P7 - Transportation Petroleum Product Consumption Estimates, 1960 - 2017
- P8 - Motor Fuel Use, 1960 - 2017
- P9a - Daily Deliveries of Gasoline, 1998 - 2018
- P9b - Daily Deliveries of On-Road Diesel, 1998 - 2018
- P9c - Daily Deliveries of Off-Road Diesel, 2003 - 2018
- P9d - Daily Deliveries of Railroad Diesel, 2003 - 2018
- P10 - Average Retail Price of Regular Gasoline, 1990 - 2019
- P11 - Estimated Price of Motor Fuel and Motor Fuel Taxes, 1970 - 2018
- P12 - Estimated Average Monthly Retail Propane Price, 2014-2019
- Electricity Tables Workbook - 2019 Update
- E1 - Electric Power Generating Capacity by Company and Plant, June 2019
- E2 - Net Electric Generation By Plant and Ownership, 2006 - 2017
- E3 - Average Generation by Company, 2006 - 2017
- E4 - Annual Consumption of Fuels for Electric Generation, 1960 - 2017
- E5 - Net Electric Generation by Type of Fuel Unit, 1960 - 2017
- E6 - Annual Sales of Electricity by Sector, 1960 - 2017
- E7 - Average Annual Prices for Electricity Sold, 1960 - 2017
- E8 - Utility Retail Sales and Consumers by Utility Type, 2017
- Coal Tables Workbook - 2018 Update
- C1 - Coal Production by State and Coal Rank, 2016
- C2 - Montana Coal Production and Average Mine Price by Rank of Coal, 1960-2016
- C3 - Coal Production by Company in Montana, 1980-2017
- C4 - Receipts of Montana Coal at Electric Utility Plants, 1980-2016
- C5 - Distribution of Montana Coal by Destination, 1991-2016
- C6 - U.S. Utilities Served by Montana Coal Mines - 2016
- C7 - Montana Coal Production, Employment and Severance Tax, 1980-2016