The statistic shows the electricity purchases of electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2015. In 2015, electric utilities purchased approximately 2.1 billion megawatt hours of electricity.
Electricity purchases of electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2015 (in billion megawatt hours)
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EIA. (November 21, 2016). Electricity purchases of electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2015 (in billion megawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188990/electricity-purchases-of-electric-utilities-in-the-us-from-1998/
EIA. "Electricity purchases of electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2015 (in billion megawatt hours)." Chart. November 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188990/electricity-purchases-of-electric-utilities-in-the-us-from-1998/
EIA. (2016). Electricity purchases of electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2015 (in billion megawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188990/electricity-purchases-of-electric-utilities-in-the-us-from-1998/
EIA. "Electricity Purchases of Electric Utilities in The U.S. from 1998 to 2015 (in Billion Megawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188990/electricity-purchases-of-electric-utilities-in-the-us-from-1998/
EIA, Electricity purchases of electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2015 (in billion megawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188990/electricity-purchases-of-electric-utilities-in-the-us-from-1998/ (last visited March 08, 2021)