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U.S. retail sales of electricity 1980-2017
Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2017 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jan 2, 2019
This statistic represents total retail sales of electricity in the United States between 1980 and 2017. In 2017, retail electricity sales amounted to approximately 3.72 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 2017 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Jan 2, 2019
This statistic represents total retail sales of electricity in the United States between 1980 and 2017. In 2017, retail electricity sales amounted to approximately 3.72 petawatt hours in the United States.
A ranking of the largest electric utilities companies in the United States can be found here.
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1980 to 2017
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* 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 for 1990 through 2005 are taken from previous editions.
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- 1980 to 2017
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* 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 for 1990 through 2005 are taken from previous editions.
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