Topic: Electricity in the U.S.

Electricity in the United States - statistics & facts

The electricity market in the United States is home to three of the 10 most valuable electric utility companies in the world. Florida-based NextEra Energy led the global utility company ranking as of June 2024, recording a market value of over 155 billion dollars. Electricity sector ownership in the U.S. included roughly 1,700 privately and publicly owned providers in 2023, the most common being cooperatives and municipal.

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Electricity

Electricity retail prices in the U.S. 1990-2025

Electricity

Electricity consumption in the U.S. 1975-2024

Electricity

Electricity generation in the U.S. 1990-2024, by fuel

Overview

Global power production 2024, by country
Global power production 2024, by country
Leading countries in electricity generation worldwide in 2024, by country (in terawatt-hours)
Global electricity consumption 2024, by country
Global electricity consumption 2024, by country
Electricity consumption worldwide in 2024, by leading country (in terawatt-hours)
Global household electricity prices as of September 2025, by country
Global household electricity prices as of September 2025, by country
Household electricity prices worldwide as of September 2025, by country (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)
Global electricity import value 2024, by country
Global electricity import value 2024, by country
Leading electricity importing countries worldwide in 2024, by value (in million U.S. dollars)

Generation

Net power production in the U.S. 1950-2025
Net power production in the U.S. 1950-2025
Net electricity generation in the United States from 1950 to 2025 (in terawatt-hours)
Electricity generation in the U.S. 1990-2024, by fuel
Electricity generation in the U.S. 1990-2024, by fuel
Net electricity generation in the United States from 1990 to 2024, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)
Electricity generation by electric utilities in the U.S. 2004-2024
Electricity generation by electric utilities in the U.S. 2004-2024
Electricity generation by electric utilities in the United States from 2004 to 2024 (in terawatt-hours)
U.S. electricity generating capacity addition share 2010-2025, by technology
U.S. electricity generating capacity addition share 2010-2025, by technology
Share of electricity capacity additions in the United States from 2010 to 2025, by source

Trade

Retail sales of electricity in the U.S. 1980-2024
Retail sales of electricity in the U.S. 1980-2024
Retail electricity sales in the United States from 1980 to 2024 (in terawatt-hours)
Household electricity retail sales in the U.S. 1999-2024
Household electricity retail sales in the U.S. 1999-2024
Electricity retail sales to the residential sector in the United States from 1999 to 2024 (in terawatt-hours)
Electricity exports from the U.S. 2000-2024
Electricity exports from the U.S. 2000-2024
Electricity exports from the United States in selected years from 2000 to 2024 (in terawatt-hours)
Electricity imports to the U.S. 2000-2024
Electricity imports to the U.S. 2000-2024
Electricity imports in the United States in selected years from 2000 to 2024 (in terawatt-hours)

Consumption

Electricity consumption in the U.S. 1975-2024
Electricity consumption in the U.S. 1975-2024
Electricity end use in the United States from 1975 to 2024 (in terawatt-hours)
Electricity consumption in the U.S. 2016-2023, by sector
Electricity consumption in the U.S. 2016-2023, by sector
Electricity consumption in the United States from 2016 to 2023, by sector (in terawatt-hours)
Electricity consumption in the United States 2023, by leading state
Electricity consumption in the United States 2023, by leading state
Leading states in electricity consumption in the United States in 2023 (in terawatt-hours)

Prices

Electricity retail prices in the U.S. 1990-2025
Electricity retail prices in the U.S. 1990-2025
Average retail electricity prices in the United States in selected years from 1990 to 2025 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour)
Electricity retail price in the U.S. 1998-2025, by sector
Electricity retail price in the U.S. 1998-2025, by sector
Average retail prices of electricity in the United States from 1998 to 2025, by sector (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour)
Residential electricity price growth in the U.S. 2000-2027
Residential electricity price growth in the U.S. 2000-2027
Year-on-year growth in residential electricity prices in the United States from 2000 to 2025, with a forecast until 2027
U.S. residential retail price of electricity 2025, by state
U.S. residential retail price of electricity 2025, by state
Average residential sector retail electricity price in the United States as of October 2025, by state (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour)

Economic value

Electricity sales revenue in the U.S. 1970-2024
Electricity sales revenue in the U.S. 1970-2024
Revenue of the electricity industry in the United States in selected years from 1970 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Utility sector's value added in the U.S. 2017-2024
Utility sector's value added in the U.S. 2017-2024
Value added of the utility sector in the United States from 2017 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Free cash flow for shareholder-owned utilities in the U.S. 2002-2024
Free cash flow for shareholder-owned utilities in the U.S. 2002-2024
Free cash flow for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2002 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Change in long-term debt of shareholder-owned power utilities in the U.S. 2002-2024
Change in long-term debt of shareholder-owned power utilities in the U.S. 2002-2024
Net change in long-term debt of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2002 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Property, plant & equipment value of U.S. electric utilities 2010-2024
Property, plant & equipment value of U.S. electric utilities 2010-2024
Property, plant, and equipment in service for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Companies

Largest power utilities in the U.S. 2024, by market value
Largest power utilities in the U.S. 2024, by market value
Largest electric utilities based on market value in the United States as of June 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Largest electric utilities in the U.S. 2023, by number of customers
Largest electric utilities in the U.S. 2023, by number of customers
Leading electric utilities based on the number of customers in the United States in 2023 (in 1,000s)
Duke Energy revenue 2010-2024
Duke Energy revenue 2010-2024
Revenue of Duke Energy from 2010 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
NextEra Energy's revenue FY 2006-2024
NextEra Energy's revenue FY 2006-2024
Operating revenue of NextEra Energy from financial year 2006 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Southern Company's operating revenue FY 2011-2024
Southern Company's operating revenue FY 2011-2024
Operating revenue of Southern Company from financial year 2011 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Southern California Edison's revenue FY 2013-2024
Southern California Edison's revenue FY 2013-2024
Operating revenue of Southern California Edison from financial year 2013 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Dominion Energy, Inc operating profit 2021-2025
Dominion Energy, Inc operating profit 2021-2025
Operating profit of Dominion Energy, Inc from 2021 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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U.S. electricity end use
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- Retail electricity sales
- 3,962 TWh
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Retail sales of electricity in the U.S. 1980-2024
- U.S. electricity imports
- 33.25 TWh
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Electricity imports to the U.S. 2000-2024
- U.S. electricity exports
- 19.43 TWh
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Electricity exports from the U.S. 2000-2024

- Leading U.S. electric utility by number of customers
- Florida Power & Light
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Largest electric utilities in the U.S. 2023, by number of customers
- Duke Energy's operating revenue
- *****bn USD
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Duke Energy revenue 2010-2024
- Southern California Edison's operating revenue
- ****bn USD
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Southern California Edison's revenue FY 2013-2024

- PP&E in service by U.S. shareholder-owned electric utilities
- 2tr USD
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Property, plant & equipment value of U.S. electric utilities 2010-2024
- Free cash flow for shareholder-owned electric utilities
- -81.9bn USD
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Free cash flow for shareholder-owned utilities in the U.S. 2002-2024

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