Electricity was used as heating fuel by 48 percent of all new housing units completed in the United States in 2022. Gas remains the most common heating type built in new houses, while oil is no longer introduced as an option. Electricity as a heating fuel has slowly grown in popularity over the last few years, with a notable increase between 2021 and 2022.
Distribution of heating fuel used in new single-family houses completed in the United States from 1975 to 2022
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US Department of Commerce. (July 1, 2023). Distribution of heating fuel used in new single-family houses completed in the United States from 1975 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215046/heating-fuel-used-in-new-single-family-houses-completed-in-the-us/
US Department of Commerce. "Distribution of heating fuel used in new single-family houses completed in the United States from 1975 to 2022." Chart. July 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215046/heating-fuel-used-in-new-single-family-houses-completed-in-the-us/
US Department of Commerce. (2023). Distribution of heating fuel used in new single-family houses completed in the United States from 1975 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215046/heating-fuel-used-in-new-single-family-houses-completed-in-the-us/
US Department of Commerce. "Distribution of Heating Fuel Used in New Single-family Houses Completed in The United States from 1975 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215046/heating-fuel-used-in-new-single-family-houses-completed-in-the-us/
US Department of Commerce, Distribution of heating fuel used in new single-family houses completed in the United States from 1975 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215046/heating-fuel-used-in-new-single-family-houses-completed-in-the-us/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Distribution of heating fuel used in new single-family houses completed in the United States from 1975 to 2022 [Graph], US Department of Commerce, July 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215046/heating-fuel-used-in-new-single-family-houses-completed-in-the-us/