Capacity utilization: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US industrial capacity utilization (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent data on industrial capacity utilization in the United States, production in the electric power generation, transmission and distribution sector was 71.75 percent of total available capacity in February 2026, compared to 71.96 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 710 data points overall in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The period covered by the series is from January 1967 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics computed on the whole sample: capacity utilization recorded a minimum of 68.16 percent of productive capacity in August 2025; it peaked at 101.47 in April 1967; it had a mean value of 85.90.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 72.0488 |
| 2026-01-31 | 71.9606 |
| 2026-02-28 | 71.7481 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (NAICS = 2211) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Actual production divided by production capacity |
| Data type | Capacity utilization |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Total index (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 650 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Utilities
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |