conversion losses reached some 23.13 quadrillion British thermal units.
As of 2022, the residential sector recorded the highest electricity consumption among all end-use sectors in the United States, at roughly five quadrillion British thermal units. This was followed by the commercial sector, in which consumption amounted to 4.7 quadrillion British thermal units. Also that year, some 800 trillion British thermal units were lost during transmission and distribution, while Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)
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EIA. (August 28, 2023). Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135891/us-end-use-electricity-sales/
EIA. "Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. August 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135891/us-end-use-electricity-sales/
EIA. (2023). Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135891/us-end-use-electricity-sales/
EIA. "Volume of Electricity Consumed in The United States in 2022, by End-use Sector (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135891/us-end-use-electricity-sales/
EIA, Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135891/us-end-use-electricity-sales/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Volume of electricity consumed in the United States in 2022, by end-use sector (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, August 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135891/us-end-use-electricity-sales/