Energy consumption within the U.S. commercial sector notably declined in 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns impacted businesses across the country, energy use fell to 16.76 quadrillion British thermal units.
Energy consumption of the commercial sector in the United States from 1975 to 2020
(in quadrillion British thermal units)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 25, 2021). Energy consumption of the commercial sector in the United States from 1975 to 2020 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183630/us-commercial-sector-energy-consumption-from-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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