U.S. electricity consumption by end-use 2022

As of 2022, the residential sector recorded the highest electricity consumption among all end-use sectors in the United States, at roughly five quadrillion British thermal units. This was followed by the commercial sector, in which consumption amounted to 4.7 quadrillion British thermal units. Also that year, some 800 trillion British thermal units were lost during transmission and distribution, while conversion losses reached some 23.13 quadrillion British thermal units.

Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)

Characteristic	Electricity volume in quadrillion Btu
Residential	5.19
Commercial	4.68
Industrial	3.44
Power plant use	0.7
Direct use*	0.48
Transportation	0.02
Transmission & distribution losses**	0.81
Conversion losses***	23.13

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Release date

August 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

*Includes self-generated electricity, electricity consumed by the same entity that produces the power or by an affiliate, and electricity consumed by a process or service located in the same facility where the electricity is produced.
**Transmission & distribution losses consist of losses which occur during delivery of electricity from the power plant to the end consumer.
*** Conversion losses are those losses which occur during the process of converting energy into electricity.

Figures are preliminary.
Figures refer to utility-scale facilities.

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