Electricity use in the United States stood at roughly 4,085 terawatt hours in 2022. It is projected that U.S. electricity use will continue to rise over the coming decades to reach 5,178 terawatt hours by 2050 - an increase of roughly 27 percent, relative to 2022.
Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050
(in terawatt hours)
According to the source, forecasts are based on a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.
Electricity use refers to retail electricity sales plus direct use from electricity-producing entities.
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EIA. (March 3, 2023). Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2023). Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected Electricity Use in The United States from 2022 to 2050 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
