Electricity demand in the United States reached a 16-year low in April 2020 due to travel and work restrictions set during the coronavirus pandemic. It is expected that power sales in the commercial sector will fall by 4.7 percent in 2020.
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Key information on changes in the energy industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020
Characteristic
Characteristic
Reduced power output for the week ended April 4 (in gigawatt hours)
64,896
Percentage change in power output for the week ended April 4 compared to 2019
-5.7
Percentage change in residential electricity sales*
-0.8
Percentage change in commercial electricity sales*
-4.7
Percentage change in industrial electricity sales*
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Reuters. (April 8, 2020). Key information on changes in the energy industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110888/covid-19-us-reduced-energy-industry/
Reuters. "Key information on changes in the energy industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020." Chart. April 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110888/covid-19-us-reduced-energy-industry/
Reuters. (2020). Key information on changes in the energy industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110888/covid-19-us-reduced-energy-industry/
Reuters. "Key Information on Changes in The Energy Industry Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United States as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110888/covid-19-us-reduced-energy-industry/
Reuters, Key information on changes in the energy industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110888/covid-19-us-reduced-energy-industry/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Key information on changes in the energy industry due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States as of April 2020 [Graph], Reuters, April 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110888/covid-19-us-reduced-energy-industry/
