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English: Historical annual US energy consumption by source between 1776 and 2024. Source: History and Prospects and U.S. Department of Agriculture Circular No. 641, Fuel Wood Used in the United States 1630–1930 Note: Data use captured energy approach to account for wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal.
The state with the lowest per capita energy use is Rhode Island, at 161 million BTU per year, and the highest is Louisiana, at 908 million BTU per year. Energy use and prices often have an inverse relationship; Hawaii uses some of the least energy per capita but pays the highest price on average, while Louisiana pays the least on average. [75]
Current power plants map from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2023, US generation scale installed electricity generation summer capacity [6] in the United States was 1161.43 gigawatts (GW), up 15.57 GW from 2021. The main energy sources for electricity generation include
Today in Energy: Informative content published every weekday that includes a graph or map and a short, timely story written in plain language that highlights current energy issues, topics, and data trends. [9] This Week in Petroleum: Weekly summary and explanation of events in United States and world petroleum markets, including weekly data. [10]
United States oil product imports by country. The US bans energy imports from countries such as Russia (because of the Russo-Ukrainian War) [78] and Venezuela. [79] The US also limits exports of oil from Iran. [80] Although it is a net exporter, the US imports energy from multiple countries, led by Canada.
More U.S. energy production will put downward pressure on gasoline and electricity prices and make the United States less vulnerable against Russian efforts to use energy as a weapon.
A 2013 study by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory concluded that utility-scale solar power plants directly disturb an average of 2.7 to 2.9 acres per gigawatt-hour/year, and use from 3.5 to 3.8 acres per gW-hr/year for the entire sites.
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