In 2009, the total energy consumption in the United States decreased and the use of renewable energy increased

According to a statistical report released by the United States Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on August 25, 2010, compared with 2008, the total energy consumption in the United States decreased in 2009, consumption of coal and oil was greatly reduced, and the use of renewable energy increased, wind power generation. Greatly increased. The use of natural gas has also declined, and solar, hydropower and geothermal power have all grown.

According to estimates, in 2009, the U.S. energy usage was equivalent to 94.6 X 1015 BTU (quadrillion BTUs, quads), which was lower than the 99.2 X 1015 BTU in 2008. U.S. households use an average of about 95 million BTU/year of energy.

In 2009, energy used in the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors decreased by 0.22, 0.09, 2.16, and 0.88 X 1015 BTU (quads), respectively.

Wind power generation increased to 0.70 quads of primary energy in 2009, compared with 0.51 quads in 2008. Most of these energy sources are used directly for power generation, thus helping to reduce the amount of coal used to generate electricity.

The increase in renewable energy provided good momentum, especially in the wind energy field.

The use of coal for power generation has been greatly reduced, based on three factors: total electricity demand has fallen, fuel has turned to natural gas and there is more wind power to compensate.

In 2009, the use of nuclear energy remained relatively stable, and the operating rate was slightly lower than in 2008.

Of the 94.6 quads consumed, only 39.97 quads were used as energy services. The ratio of energy services to total energy used can measure the energy efficiency of the United States.