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U.S. electricity net generation by sector 1975-2017
U.S. electricity net generation from 1975 to 2017, by sector (in billion kilowatt hours)
The statistic shows the net generation of electricity in the United States between 1975 and 2017, by sector. In 2017, the U.S. commercial sector generated around 13 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.
U.S. electricity net generation from 1975 to 2017, by sector (in billion kilowatt hours)
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The statistic shows the net generation of electricity in the United States between 1975 and 2017, by sector. In 2017, the U.S. commercial sector generated around 13 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.
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- March 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1975 to 2017
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* No data given for commercial sector for the years 1975, 1980 and 1985.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1975 to 2017
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* No data given for commercial sector for the years 1975, 1980 and 1985.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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