U.S. residential electricity sales 2021

Households in the United States purchased approximately 1,477 terawatt hours of electricity in 2021, a year-over-year growth of less than one percent. This was the highest figure recorded since the beginning of the century.

Electricity retail sales to the residential sector in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)

Characteristic	Sales in terawatt hours
2021	1,476.57
2020	1,464.61
2019	1,440.29
2018	1,469.09
2017	1,378.65
2016	1,411.06
2015	1,404.1
2014	1,407.21
2013	1,394.92
2012	1,374.52
2011	1,422.8
2010	1,445.71
2009	1,364.76
2008	1,380.66
2007	1,392.24
2006	1,351.52
2005	1,359.23
2004	1,291.98
2003	1,275.82
2002	1,265.18
2001	1,201.61
2000	1,192.45
1999	1,144.92

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1999 to 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the source, figures refer to electricity retail sales to ultimate customers as reported by electric utilities and other energy service providers.
This statistic was compiled using different releases of the publication.
Values have been rounded.

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