17th April 2018
EP Desk
Retail electricity sales in the United States fell by 80 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) or 2 percent in 2017, the largest drop since the economic recession in 2009, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said recently.
According to the EIA, the drop in 2017 reflects lower retail sales in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors and is largely attributable to milder weather.
Total electricity retail sales in 2017 were 3,682 billion kWh, nearly identical to the levels seen more than a decade before, in 2006.
The EIA said the residential sector bought the most electricity from the grid, accounting for more than 37 percent of the 2017 total.
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