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Annual Energy Review

Release Date: October 19, 2011 
Next Update: August 2012

Table 2.1c  Commercial Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, 1949-2010
                        (Trillion Btu)





Year		 Primary Consumption 1


Electricity
Retail
Sales 11

Electrical
System
Energy
Losses 12




Total
Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2

Total
Primary

Coal
Natural Gas 3
Petroleum 4,5
Total		 Hydroelectric
Power 6
Geothermal 7
Solar/PV 8
WInd 9
Biomass 10
Total
1949
 1,554 360 R 735 R 2,649 NA NA NA NA 20 20 R 2,669 200 800 R 3,669
1950
 1,542 401 R 872 R 2,815 NA NA NA NA 19 19 R 2,834 225 834 R 3,893
1951
 1,307 481 R 932 R 2,719 NA NA NA NA 18 18 R 2,738 252 883 R 3,873
1952
 1,169 534 R 953 R 2,656 NA NA NA NA 17 17 R 2,673 273 927 R 3,873
1953
 966 549 R 982 R 2,497 NA NA NA NA 16 16 R 2,512 297 962 R 3,771
1954
 825 605 R 1,012 R 2,442 NA NA NA NA 15 15 R 2,458 319 956 R 3,733
1955
 801 651 R 1,095 R 2,547 NA NA NA NA 15 15 R 2,561 350 984 R 3,895
1956
 715 742 R 1,136 R 2,593 NA NA NA NA 14 14 R 2,607 380 1,036 R 4,023
1957
 535 803 R 1,098 R 2,436 NA NA NA NA 13 13 R 2,449 411 1,101 R 3,961
1958
 501 902 R 1,141 R 2,544 NA NA NA NA 13 13 R 2,557 435 1,127 R 4,119
1959
 415 1,009 R 1,213 R 2,637 NA NA NA NA 12 12 R 2,649 488 1,235 R 4,372
1960
 407 1,056 R 1,248 R 2,711 NA NA NA NA 12 12 R 2,723 543 1,344 R 4,609
1961
 371 1,115 R 1,268 R 2,754 NA NA NA NA 11 11 R 2,765 572 1,391 R 4,728
1962
 362 1,249 R 1,302 R 2,913 NA NA NA NA 11 11 R 2,924 621 1,492 R 5,036
1963
 317 1,307 R 1,286 R 2,911 NA NA NA NA 10 10 R 2,921 688 1,642 R 5,251
1964
 274 1,419 R 1,275 R 2,968 NA NA NA NA 9 9 R 2,977 738 R 1,751 R 5,466
1965
 265 1,490 R 1,413 R 3,168 NA NA NA NA 9 9 R 3,177 789 1,880 R 5,845
1966
 263 1,676 R 1,461 R 3,400 NA NA NA NA 9 9 R 3,409 859 2,056 R 6,324
1967
 225 2,022 1,512 3,759 NA NA NA NA 8 8 3,768 925 R 2,206 R 6,899
1968
 208 2,140 R 1,544 3,891 NA NA NA NA 8 8 3,899 1,014 R 2,416 R 7,329
1969
 195 2,323 R 1,559 R 4,077 NA NA NA NA 8 8 R 4,085 1,108 R 2,640 R 7,833
1970
 165 2,473 R 1,592 R 4,229 NA NA NA NA 8 8 R 4,237 1,201 R 2,908 8,346
1971
 179 2,587 R 1,551 R 4,317 NA NA NA NA 7 7 R 4,324 1,288 R 3,109 R 8,721
1972
 153 2,678 R 1,573 R 4,405 NA NA NA NA 7 7 R 4,412 1,408 R 3,364 R 9,183
1973
 160 2,649 R 1,607 R 4,416 NA NA NA NA 7 7 R 4,423 1,517 R 3,604 R 9,543
1974
 175 2,617 R 1,461 R 4,252 NA NA NA NA 7 7 R 4,259 1,501 R 3,633 R 9,393
1975
 147 2,558 R 1,346 R 4,051 NA NA NA NA 8 8 R 4,059 1,598 R 3,835 R 9,492
1976
 144 2,718 R 1,500 R 4,362 NA NA NA NA 9 9 R 4,371 1,678 R 4,014 R 10,063
1977
 148 2,548 R 1,552 R 4,248 NA NA NA NA 10 10 R 4,258 1,754 R 4,196 R 10,208
1978
 165 2,643 R 1,490 R 4,297 NA NA NA NA 12 12 R 4,309 1,813 R 4,390 R 10,512
1979
 149 2,836 R 1,367 R 4,352 NA NA NA NA 14 14 R 4,366 1,854 R 4,428 R 10,648
1980
 115 2,651 R 1,318 R 4,084 NA NA NA NA 21 21 R 4,105 1,906 R 4,567 R 10,578
1981
 137 2,557 R 1,122 R 3,816 NA NA NA NA 21 21 R 3,837 2,033 R 4,746 R 10,616
1982
 155 2,650 R 1,037 R 3,842 NA NA NA NA 22 22 R 3,864 2,077 R 4,919 R 10,860
1983
 162 2,486 R 1,170 R 3,818 NA NA NA NA 22 22 R 3,840 2,116 R 4,982 R 10,938
1984
 169 2,582 R 1,227 R 3,978 NA NA NA NA 22 22 R 4,001 2,264 R 5,179 R 11,444
1985
 137 2,488 R 1,083 R 3,708 NA NA NA NA 24 24 R 3,732 2,351 R 5,368 R 11,451
1986
 135 2,367 R 1,162 R 3,665 NA NA NA NA 27 27 R 3,693 2,439 R 5,475 R 11,606
1987
 125 2,489 R 1,131 R 3,745 NA NA NA NA 30 30 R 3,774 2,539 R 5,633 R 11,946
1988
 131 2,731 R 1,099 R 3,961 NA NA NA NA 33 33 R 3,994 2,675 R 5,909 R 12,578
1989
 115 2,785 R 1,041 R 3,941 1 3 – – 99 102 R 4,043 2,767 R 6,384 R 13,193
1990
 124 2,682 R 991 R 3,798 1 3 – – 94 98 R 3,896 2,860 R 6,564 R 13,320
1991
 116 2,795 R 935 R 3,846 1 3 – – 95 100 R 3,945 2,918 R 6,636 R 13,500
1992
 117 2,871 R 893 R 3,881 1 3 – – 105 109 R 3,991 2,900 R 6,550 R 13,441
1993
 117 2,923 R 819 R 3,859 1 3 – – 109 114 R 3,973 3,019 R 6,828 R 13,820
1994
 118 2,962 R 825 R 3,905 1 4 – – 106 112 R 4,016 3,116 R 6,966 R 14,098
1995
 117 3,096 R 769 R 3,982 1 5 – – 113 118 R 4,101 3,252 R 7,338 R 14,690
1996
 122 3,226 R 790 R 4,138 1 5 – – 129 135 R 4,273 3,344 R 7,555 R 15,172
1997
 129 3,285 R 743 R 4,157 1 6 – – 131 138 R 4,295 3,503 R 7,883 R 15,681
1998
 93 3,083 R 702 R 3,878 1 7 – – 118 127 R 4,005 3,678 R 8,285 R 15,968
1999
 103 3,115 R 707 R 3,925 1 7 – – 121 129 R 4,053 3,766 R 8,557 R 16,376
2000
 92 3,252 R 807 R 4,150 1 8 – – 119 128 R 4,278 3,956 R 8,942 R 17,175
2001
 97 3,097 R 790 R 3,984 1 8 – – 92 101 R 4,084 4,062 R 8,990 R 17,137
2002
 90 3,225 R 726 R 4,040 (s) 9 – – 95 104 R 4,144 4,110 R 9,104 R 17,358
2003
 82 3,261 R 827 R 4,170 1 11 – – 101 113 R 4,283 4,090 R 8,969 R 17,343
2004
 103 3,201 R 809 R 4,113 1 12 – – 105 118 R 4,232 4,198 R 9,229 R 17,659
2005
 97 3,073 R 761 R 3,932 1 14 – – 105 119 R 4,051 4,351 R 9,455 R 17,856
2006
 65 2,902 R 663 R 3,629 1 14 – – 102 117 R 3,746 4,435 R 9,529 R 17,710
2007
 70 3,094 R 649 R 3,814 1 14 – – 102 118 R 3,931 4,560 R 9,773 R 18,264
2008
 69 R 3,228 R 651 R 3,948 1 15 (s) – 109 125 R 4,073 4,558 R 9,749 R 18,381
2009
 R 63 3,187 R 682 R 3,932 1 17 (s) (s) R 112 R 129 R 4,061 R 4,460 R 9,378 R 17,899
2010P
 58 3,276 713 4,048 1 19 (s) (s) 108 127 4,175 4,536 9,495 18,205
1See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary. 9Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat rate—see Table A6).
2Most data are estimates.  See Table 10.2a for notes on series components and estimation. 10Wood and wood-derived fuels; municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste,
agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.  Through 2000, also includes non-renewable waste (municipal
solid waste from non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels); and fuel ethanol (minus denaturant).
3Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous fuels.  See Note 1,
"Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 6.		 11Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other
energy service providers.
4Based on petroleum product supplied.  For petroleum, product supplied is used as an approximation of
petroleum consumption.  See Note 1, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum Consumption," at end
of Section 5.		 12Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric power sector minus the
energy content of electricity retail sales.  Total losses are allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to
each sector's share of total electricity retail sales.  See Note, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
5Does not include biofuels that have been blended with petroleum—biofuels are included in "Biomass."  R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available. – =No data reported.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
6Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat rate—see
Table A6).		 Notes:  ·  The commercial sector includes commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial
electricity-only plants.  See Note 2, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of
Section 8.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
7Geothermal heat pump and direct use energy. Sources:  Tables 2.1f, 5.14a, 6.5, 7.3, 8.9, 10.2a, A4, A5, and A6.
8Photovoltaic (PV) electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fuels heat rate—see
Table A6) at commercial plants with capacity of 1 megawatt or greater.