The industrial sector is the second-leading consumer of renewable energy across the United States, with a consumption of 2,249 trillion British thermal units in 2023. By comparison, the U.S. residential sector consumed 725 trillion British thermal units of renewable energy that year.
Renewable energy consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by sector
(in trillion British thermal units)
Characteristic
Industrial
Transportation
Residential
Commercial
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 22, 2024). Renewable energy consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by sector (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183522/renewable-energy-consumption-by-sector-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Renewable energy consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by sector (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183522/renewable-energy-consumption-by-sector-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2024). Renewable energy consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by sector (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183522/renewable-energy-consumption-by-sector-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Renewable Energy Consumption in The United States from 2005 to 2023, by Sector (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183522/renewable-energy-consumption-by-sector-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Renewable energy consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by sector (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183522/renewable-energy-consumption-by-sector-in-the-us-since-2005/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Renewable energy consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by sector (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183522/renewable-energy-consumption-by-sector-in-the-us-since-2005/