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FIGURE 8-1 U.S. Energy Use by Sector: 2012

Friday, April 10, 2015

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Total = 95.1 Quadrillion Btu

KEY: Btu = British thermal unit

NOTES: The data for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial sectors include only fossil fuels consumed directly. Most renewable fuels are not included. The data for the Transportation sector includes only fossil and renewable fuels consumed directly. The data for Electric utilities includes all fuels (fossil, nuclear, geothermal, hydro, and other renewables) used by electric utilities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics. Table 4-2, Available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2013.