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. (November 30, 2022). Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 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. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2022). Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 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., 30 Nov 2022, 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 December 21, 2024)
Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], EIA, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
