# Total energy expenditure

Spending on all energy bought by end users in the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series TETCV).

## Key facts

- Total energy expenditure in the United States was $1.51 trillion in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- California had the highest total energy expenditure of 51 states in 2024, at $192.64 billion, and District of Columbia the lowest, at $2.59 billion. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 1970 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `energy_expenditure_usd`
- Unit: USD million
- Note: Fuel bought by power plants is subtracted so that electricity is counted once, at its retail price. The United States figure includes net imports of coal coke that EIA does not allocate to states, so it can differ slightly from the sum of the states. Millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An EIA State Energy Data System estimate: consumption of each fuel times its estimated price. Hydro, wind and solar power have no fuel cost and count only through the electricity they produce. The latest year is about 18 months old, and EIA revises earlier years with each release.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/energy-expenditure
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/energy_expenditure_usd

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | USD million | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 1,509,651.5 | U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: total energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TETCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/energy-expenditure/us-states.md) (51 places)