Electricity retail sales in United States
Electricity retail sales in the United States was 4,079.909 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 2.6% from 2024.
Electricity retail sales in United States, 1990 to 2025
All 36 values
| Period | TWh |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,079.909 |
| 2024 | 3,975.382 |
| 2023 | 3,874.253 |
| 2022 | 3,927.169 |
| 2021 | 3,805.874 |
| 2020 | 3,717.674 |
| 2019 | 3,811.15 |
| 2018 | 3,859.185 |
| 2017 | 3,723.356 |
| 2016 | 3,762.462 |
| 2015 | 3,758.992 |
| 2014 | 3,764.7 |
| 2013 | 3,724.868 |
| 2012 | 3,694.65 |
| 2011 | 3,749.846 |
| 2010 | 3,754.841 |
| 2009 | 3,596.795 |
| 2008 | 3,733.965 |
| 2007 | 3,764.561 |
| 2006 | 3,669.919 |
| 2005 | 3,660.969 |
| 2004 | 3,547.479 |
| 2003 | 3,493.734 |
| 2002 | 3,465.466 |
| 2001 | 3,394.458 |
| 2000 | 3,421.414 |
| 1999 | 3,312.087 |
| 1998 | 3,264.231 |
| 1997 | 3,145.61 |
| 1996 | 3,101.127 |
| 1995 | 3,013.287 |
| 1994 | 2,934.563 |
| 1993 | 2,861.462 |
| 1992 | 2,763.365 |
| 1991 | 2,762.003 |
| 1990 | 2,712.555 |
Rankings
Definition
Electricity sold to all ultimate customers: residential, commercial, industrial and transportation, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), as reported by utilities and other retailers to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-861.
Retail sales only: electricity that plants and businesses generate and use themselves (direct use) is not included, so this is lower than total consumption, and it is not the same as electricity_consumption, which EIA publishes for countries. Published in megawatt hours; shown in terawatt hours. From 1990 to 2002 the all-sector total includes an "other" sector (public street lighting, other public authorities and railways); from 2003 EIA reports these sales under commercial, industrial and a new transportation sector.
How to cite
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861) (Electricity retail sales, United States, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/
MLA 9
Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861), Electricity retail sales, United States, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). Electricity retail sales, United States, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/united-states.
Harvard
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861), Electricity retail sales, United States, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{energy_electricity_retail_sales_united_2025,
author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}},
title = {{Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861): Electricity retail sales, United States, 1990 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the electricity retail sales in United States?
Electricity retail sales in the United States was 4,079.909 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 2.6% from 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest electricity retail sales in United States?
4,079.909 TWh in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.