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Total net electricity generation in the USA last year was 4,000 TWh.

Electricity is an essential part of modern life and important to the U.S. economy. People use electricity for lighting, heating, cooling, and refrigeration and for operating appliances, computers, electronics, machinery, and public transportation systems.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the total annual U.S. electricity consumption increased in all but 11 years between 1950 and 2020, and 8 of the years with year-over-year decreases occurred after 2007. The highest level of total annual electricity consumption occurred in 2018 at about 4 trillion kWh, when a relatively warm summer and cold winter in most regions of the country contributed to record-high residential electricity use of nearly 1.5 trillion kWh.

Electricity use in the United States is projected to grow slowly

Although near-term U.S. electricity demand may fluctuate as a result of year-to-year changes in weather, trends in long-term demand tend to be driven by economic growth offset by increases in energy efficiency. In the AEO2021 Reference case, the annual growth in total U.S. electricity demand is projected to average about 1% from 2020 through 2050.

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