Electricity use in the United States stood at roughly 4,085 terawatt hours in 2022. It is projected that U.S. electricity use will continue to rise over the coming decades to reach 5,178 terawatt hours by 2050 - an increase of roughly 27 percent, relative to 2022.
Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)
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EIA. (March 3, 2023). Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2023). Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected Electricity Use in The United States from 2022 to 2050 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Projected electricity use in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192872/total-electricity-use-in-the-us-since-2009/