Power consumption has changed in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic, as it generally relates to human activity. Car dealerships and dry cleaning have both experienced an over 60 percent drop in electricity use in March 2020, compared to pizza businesses that have consumed 20 percent more.
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Percentage change in electricity consumption due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States in March 2020, by select sector*
* Between the first and fourth weeks of March. Weighted average across four power grids covering Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Texas, Midwest, and California.
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Axios. (April 23, 2020). Percentage change in electricity consumption due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States in March 2020, by select sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112909/covid-19-us-electricity-consumption-sector/
Axios. "Percentage change in electricity consumption due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States in March 2020, by select sector*." Chart. April 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112909/covid-19-us-electricity-consumption-sector/
Axios. (2020). Percentage change in electricity consumption due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States in March 2020, by select sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112909/covid-19-us-electricity-consumption-sector/
Axios. "Percentage Change in Electricity Consumption Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United States in March 2020, by Select Sector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112909/covid-19-us-electricity-consumption-sector/
Axios, Percentage change in electricity consumption due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States in March 2020, by select sector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112909/covid-19-us-electricity-consumption-sector/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage change in electricity consumption due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States in March 2020, by select sector* [Graph], Axios, April 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112909/covid-19-us-electricity-consumption-sector/
