In the United States, the commercial sector accounted for the largest share of energy consumed in the form of electric power in 2022, at approximately 50 percent. The industrial and the transportation sectors, which are the major energy consumers in the U.S., were fueled by fossil energy sources or biomass at over 90 percent. Overall, only 17.5 percent of the energy used in the U.S. that year was in the form of electricity.
Electrified and non-electrified energy consumption in the United States in 2022, by sector
(in quadrillion British thermal units)
Total energy consumption excludes power losses.
*Non-electrified energy includes energy produced by natural gas, biomass, fuel oil, propane, and other fuels.
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Visual Capitalist (Decarbonization Channel). (July 18, 2023). Electrified and non-electrified energy consumption in the United States in 2022, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403486/electrified-energy-consumption-by-sector-united-states/
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