The electric power sector is the greatest consumer of primary energy in the United States, ahead of the transportation sector. In 2023, power utilities used 32.11 quadrillion British thermal units of primary energy, a decrease compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the transportation sector used 27.94 quadrillion British thermal units worth of primary energy such as oil used for motor fuels.
Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023, by sector
(in quadrillion British thermal units)
* Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
According to the source, figures for the commercial sector include data for commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants; the industrial sector includes industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only plants; the electric power sector includes electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (July 27, 2024). Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. July 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2024). Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Primary Energy Consumption in The United States in Selected Years from 1975 to 2023, by Sector (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), July 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
