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)
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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EIA. (March 29, 2022). Electricity retail sales to the residential sector in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184649/us-residential-sector-retail-electricity-sales-since-1999/
EIA. "Electricity retail sales to the residential sector in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184649/us-residential-sector-retail-electricity-sales-since-1999/
EIA. (2022). Electricity retail sales to the residential sector in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184649/us-residential-sector-retail-electricity-sales-since-1999/
EIA. "Electricity Retail Sales to The Residential Sector in The United States from 1999 to 2021 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184649/us-residential-sector-retail-electricity-sales-since-1999/
EIA, Electricity retail sales to the residential sector in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184649/us-residential-sector-retail-electricity-sales-since-1999/ (last visited May 24, 2022)