This statistic represents total retail sales of electricity in the United States between 1980 and 2018. In 2018, retail electricity sales amounted to approximately 3.86 petawatt hours in the United States.
A ranking of the largest electric utilities companies in the United States can be found here.
Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)*
* Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other
energy service providers; figures are the sum of "Residential," "Commercial," "Industrial," and "Transportation".
The values have been rounded. The figures are compiled from several previous editions of the report.
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EIA. (October 18, 2019). Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/world-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA. "Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)*." Chart. October 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/world-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA. (2019). Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/world-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA. "Retail Electricity Sales in The United States from 1980 to 2018 (in Terawatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/world-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/
EIA, Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219172/world-electricity-demand-in-the-retail-sector/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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