• COVID-19 impact on U.S. energy and emissions by case 2020

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Several sources pointed out significant effects on the global economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a side effect, greenhouse gas emissions, and the energy and electricity industries are expected to be impacted. A scenario presented by the investment group Goldman Sachs, stated that variations in the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States would represent a decrease in the residential energy demand, compared to a business-as-usual scenario, reaching around 18.7 trillion British thermal units.

Emissions and energy impact due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in 2020, by case*

	Goldman Sachs case	EIA case	IMF case
Greenhouse gas emissions (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)	5,294	5,100	5,071
Industrial energy demand (in trillion British thermal units)	18,688	18,149	18,068
Residential energy demand (in trillion British thermal units)	10,870	10,786	10,773
Commercial energy demand (in trillion British thermal units)	8,978	8,805	8,780
Electricity generation (in terawatt hours)	3,939	3,872	3,862

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May 2020

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United States

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2020

Supplementary notes

* The three case sources have estimated COVID-19 related impacts in the gross domestic product (GDP) through 2021.

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