Power generation, consumption down for the first time since 2003 on May 4, 2021 at 8:22 pm Electricity generation and consumption nationwide have gone down on a yearly basis for the first time since 2003 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent mobility restrictions, based on data from the Department of Energy (DOE). Power plants produced a total of 101,756 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2020, a 4.04% decline from 106,041GWh in 2019. Prior to this, generation consistently increased annually from 52,941GWh in 2003 to 99,756GWh in 2018. Broken down by plant type, oil-based facilitie...