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 stood at 70.17 percent of total available capacity in December 2025, compared to 69.62 in November.
Sample. There are 708 records in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1967 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics we computed on the full sample: capacity utilization had a mean value of 85.93 percent of productive capacity; it reached its highest level of 101.47 in April 1967; it hit a minimum of 68.16 in August 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 70.3324 |
| 2025-11-30 | 69.6166 |
| 2025-12-31 | 70.171 |
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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 | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 648 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
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 | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |