Electricity consumption in the US has reached new highs-EIA
2022.12.06 14:15
Electricity consumption in the US has reached new highs-EIA
Budrigannews.com – The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted in its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) released on Tuesday that power consumption in the United States will reach a record high in 2022 as a result of rising economic activity and hotter summers.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that power demand will rise to 4,044 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2022 from 3,941 billion kWh in 2021 before decreasing to 4,004 billion kWh in 2023 as temperatures fall.
That contrasts with a record high of 4,003 billion kWh in 2018 and a low of 3,856 billion kWh in 2020, both caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted that residential power sales would reach 1,514 billion kWh in 2022, commercial power sales would reach 1,376 billion kWh as more people return to work in offices, and industrial power sales would reach 1,011 billion kWh.
This contrasts with all-time highs of 1,470 billion kWh for residential customers in 2021, 1,382 billion kWh for commercial customers in 2018, and 1,064 billion kWh for industrial customers in 2000.
According to the EIA, “the share of power generation would rise from 37% in 2021 to 39% in 2022 before reverting to 37% in 2023.” As renewable output rises, coal’s share will decrease from 23% in 2021 to 20% in 2022 and 19% in 2023.
From 20 percent in 2021 to 22 percent in 2022 and 24 percent in 2023, more renewable energy generation will be used. After reaching 20% in 2021, nuclear power’s share will fall to 19% in 2022 before returning to 20% in 2023.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted that residential customers would consume 13.60 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), commercial customers 9.67 bcfd, industrial customers 23.42 bcfd, and power generation customers 32.89 bcfd in 2022.
That contrasts and all-time highs of 14.32 bcfd in 1996 for private shoppers, 9.63 bcfd in 2019 for business clients, 23.80 bcfd in 1973 for modern clients and 31.78 bcfd in 2020 for power age.
