This statistic shows the total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry between 1998 and 2015. In 2015, these figures stood at approximately 4.76 billion megawatt hours of electricity.
Total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry from 1998 to 2015 (in million megawatt hours)
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EIA. (November 21, 2016). Total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry from 1998 to 2015 (in million megawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189017/electricity-purchases-of-us-electric-power-industry-from-1998/
EIA. "Total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry from 1998 to 2015 (in million megawatt hours)." Chart. November 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189017/electricity-purchases-of-us-electric-power-industry-from-1998/
EIA. (2016). Total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry from 1998 to 2015 (in million megawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189017/electricity-purchases-of-us-electric-power-industry-from-1998/
EIA. "Total Electricity Purchases of The U.S. Electric Power Industry from 1998 to 2015 (in Million Megawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189017/electricity-purchases-of-us-electric-power-industry-from-1998/
EIA, Total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry from 1998 to 2015 (in million megawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189017/electricity-purchases-of-us-electric-power-industry-from-1998/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Total electricity purchases of the U.S. electric power industry from 1998 to 2015 (in million megawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, November 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189017/electricity-purchases-of-us-electric-power-industry-from-1998/