Author: US Energy Information Administration

Residential Energy Consumption Per Household Dropping in US

  Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey. Note: Includes occupied, primary housing units only. Total U.S. energy consumption in homes has remained relatively stable for many years as increased energy efficiency has offset the increase in the number and average size of housing units, according to the latest results from the Residential … [continued]

Renewable Electricity Generation up Considerably in Most US States

  Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.  Notes: Non-hydroelectric renewables include generation from wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable sources such as wood and wood wastes, municipal solid wastes, landfill gas, etc. Data for 2011 are preliminary.  Non-hydroelectric renewable generation has increased in many states over the past … [continued]