Consumption Petroleum

Consumption Electric

Consumption Coal

Consumption Natural gas

Percent of total US electricity consumption

Year

Billion BTUs

Billion BTUs

Billion BTUs

Billion BTUs

1990

351,073

141,494

359,945

130,781

1.529%

1991

355,035

142,787

364,943

128,178

1.515%

1992

364,353

148,938

388,637

133,670

1.580%

1993

377,370

151,520

409,984

118,020

1.552%

1994

384,970

161,326

422,619

137,102

1.611%

1995

407,317

165,786

360,642

124,329

1.612%

1996

433,669

177,712

361,246

121,672

1.681%

1997

437,467

185,803

391,634

133,994

1.734%

1998

479,904

190,536

408,278

149,925

1.724%

1999

497,043

196,743

402,804

149,698

1.741%

2000

487,783

209,681

437,130

165,848

1.808%

2001

501,533

220,581

403,756

199,094

1.828%

2002

506,334

228,359

403,843

213,885

1.846%

2003

511,739

236,191

403,915

226,741

1.862%

2004

518,420

244,237

403,122

238,838

1.879%

2005

526,062

252,591

402,248

252,205

1.896%

2006

539,475

261,211

401,189

265,543

1.910%

2007

548,696

270,157

415,211

270,539

1.929%

2008

550,558

279,523

425,639

276,176

1.949%

2009

561,920

288,975

435,956

283,873

1.970%

2010

566,788

298,884

446,116

292,062

1.991%