Retail electricity sales in the United States amounted to approximately 3.9 petawatt-hours in 2023. This represented a decrease in retail sales in comparison to the previous year. The residential sector accounted for around 40 percent of retail electricity sales in 2022.
Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2023
(in terawatt-hours)
Figures refer to electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other energy service providers, across all sectors (residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and others).
This statistic was compiled from several editions of the report.
Figures have been rounded.
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EIA. (June 5, 2024). Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/united-states-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA. "Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/united-states-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA. (2024). Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/united-states-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA. "Retail Electricity Sales in The United States from 1980 to 2023 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/united-states-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA, Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/united-states-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], EIA, June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/united-states-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
