The electric power sector is the greatest consumer of primary energy in the United States, ahead of the transportation sector. In 2020, power utilities used 35.76 quadrillion British thermal units of primary energy, a decrease compared to the previous years. Meanwhile, the transportation sector used 24.23 quadrillion British thermal units worth of primary energy such as oil used for motor fuels.
Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2020, by sector
(in quadrillion British thermal units)
According to the source, figures for the commercial sector include data for commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants; the industrial sector includes industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only plants; the electric power sector includes electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
* Through 1988, data are for electric utilities only. Beginning in 1989, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 25, 2021). Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2020, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2020, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2021). Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2020, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Primary Energy Consumption in The United States in Selected Years from 1975 to 2020, by Sector (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Primary energy consumption in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2020, by sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239782/primary-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states-by-sector/ (last visited January 25, 2022)
