U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vehicle Technologies Office
Fact #689: August 22, 2011
Energy Use by Sector and Source
The transportation sector consumed 28% of U.S. energy in 2010, nearly all of it (93.5%) in petroleum use. The industrial sector used about 40% petroleum and 40% natural gas. The electric utility sector used little petroleum, but was dependent on coal for nearly half of the energy it consumed. Renewables, such as biofuels for transportation, were being used in every sector in 2010.
Supporting Information
Energy Consumption by Sector and Source: 2010
| |
Transportation |
Residential |
Commerical |
Industrial |
Electric Utility |
| |
Total Energy Share |
| |
28.0% |
7.0% |
4.3% |
20.4% |
40.4% |
| |
Energy Share by Source |
| Coal |
0.0% |
0.1% |
1.4% |
8.1% |
48.3% |
| Natural Gas |
2.5% |
74.0% |
78.5% |
40.6% |
19.0% |
| Petroleum |
93.5% |
17.8% |
17.1% |
40.1% |
1.0% |
| Renewables |
4.0% |
8.1% |
3.0% |
11.3% |
10.2% |
| Nuclear |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
21.3% |
| Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| |
Primary Energy Use in Quadrillion Btu |
| |
27.4 |
6.8 |
4.2 |
20.0 |
39.6 |
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Source:
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, 2010 Vehicle Technologies Market Report. [Original source: Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review.]
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