US states by commercial energy expenditure

California had the highest commercial energy expenditure of 51 states in 2018, at $23.17 billion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $497.4 million. The median was $2.65 billion and the figure for the United States was $193.14 billion. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest23,168California

Lowest497.4Wyoming

Median2,648.451 states

United States193,135History

Map of states, 2018

Under 900
900 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,600
2,600 to 3,600
3,600 to 6,200
6,200 and over

USD million, 2018. Source: EIA, State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2018

USD million. Source: EIA, State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California	23,168	+3.3%
2	New York	14,885	+3.8%
3	Texas	13,996.4	+4.5%
4	Florida	10,549.2	+1.2%
5	Illinois	6,837.8	+3.1%
6	New Jersey	6,669.8	+4.3%
7	Ohio	6,455.9	+5.3%
8	Massachusetts	6,397.6	+14.7%
9	Pennsylvania	6,279.2	+7.1%
10	Michigan	6,002.4	+4.6%
11	Georgia	5,556.1	+0.9%
12	Virginia	5,513.8	+9.3%
13	North Carolina	5,261.5	+5.1%
14	Tennessee	4,658.9	+10.3%
15	Maryland	4,209	+1.1%
16	Arizona	3,794.7	+2.3%
17	Missouri	3,793.9	+5.4%
18	Minnesota	3,522.7	+3.8%
19	Wisconsin	3,511	+2.8%
20	Indiana	3,510.3	+6.4%
21	Washington	3,479.7	+2.5%
22	Alabama	3,189.6	+2.7%
23	Connecticut	2,947.5	+8.2%
24	Colorado	2,774.6	+3.2%
25	South Carolina	2,730.1	-0.1%
26	Louisiana	2,648.4	+2.2%
27	Kentucky	2,467.1	+4.9%
28	Oklahoma	2,229.9	+2.8%
29	Kansas	2,187.1	+3.8%
30	Oregon	1,964.7	+0.4%
31	Mississippi	1,833.9	+5.7%
32	Iowa	1,820.2	+9.3%
33	Arkansas	1,529.5	+0.7%
34	Utah	1,430.8	+0.7%
35	Nevada	1,339.1	+8.9%
36	District of Columbia	1,178.6	+5%
37	Nebraska	1,159.6	+7.8%
38	New Mexico	1,138	+1.1%
39	Hawaii	1,115.8	+11.1%
40	New Hampshire	1,082.4	+14.5%
41	Maine	1,038.7	+18.5%
42	West Virginia	1,026.4	+4.9%
43	Alaska	875.5	+1.8%
44	Rhode Island	860.9	+17%
45	North Dakota	772.6	+3%
46	Montana	756.4	+3.9%
47	Idaho	738.6	+0.4%
48	Delaware	650.6	+8%
49	South Dakota	587.8	+4%
50	Vermont	510.3	+15%
51	Wyoming	497.4	-2.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Spending on energy bought by the commercial sector: shops, offices, schools, hospitals, public buildings and other service establishments, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series TECCV).

Includes public street lighting and water and sewage services. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_com.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A) (US states by commercial energy expenditure, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_com.html

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State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A), US states by commercial energy expenditure, 2018. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 26 June 2026, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_com.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/commercial-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A). US states by commercial energy expenditure, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_com.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/commercial-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A), US states by commercial energy expenditure, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_com.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/commercial-energy-expenditure/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest commercial energy expenditure?

California, with $23.17 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest commercial energy expenditure?

Wyoming, with $497.4 million in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System: commercial energy expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.TECCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.