Us Energy Consumption By Energy Source 2017

From its founding until the late 19th century the united states was a largely agrarian country with abundant forests.

Us energy consumption by energy source 2017. Fossil fuels accounted for 80 of total energy consumption in 2019 down from 90 68 in 1949. The use of renewable energy has risen from 9 30 in 1949 to 11 44 in 2019 and the use of nuclear energy has risen to 8 45 in 2019 from 0 01 in 1960. Energy consumption by source and sector chart to separate the electric power sector from the four end use sectors. The energy policy of the united states is determined by federal state and local entities in the united states which address issues of energy production distribution and consumption such as building codes and gas mileage standards.

Energy production grew 5 7 and energy consumption decreased by 0 9 in 2019. Wind electricity consumption increased by 8 while solar consumption rose 22. Energy consumption in the united states reached a record high of more than 101 quadrillion british thermal units quads in 2018 barely surpassing the previous high recorded in 2007 by less than 0 3. The united states produced 101 0 quads of energy and consumed 100 2 quads.

Energy production exceeded u s. Renewable energy consumption in the united states reached a record high 11 5 quadrillion btu in 2018 rising 3 from 2017 largely driven by the addition of new wind and solar power plants. Biomass consumption primarily in the form of transportation fuels such as fuel ethanol and biodiesel accounted for 45 of all. January to may 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016.

After record high energy production and consumption in 2018 u s. Energy policy may include legislation international treaties subsidies and incentives to investment guidelines for energy conservation taxation and other. We will now take a look at the current state of energy production and consumption in the us followed by a brief examination of the renewable and alternative energy sources. Energy consumption estimates by sector trillion btu.

Consumption of coal decreased by 9 nearly offsetting increases in the consumption of renewables petroleum natural gas and nuclear fuel. The following pie chart figure 4 shows the united states energy consumption by source in 2019. During this period energy consumption overwhelmingly focused on readily available firewood rapid industrialization of the economy urbanization and the growth of railroads led to increased use of coal and by 1885 it had eclipsed wood as the nation s primary energy source.