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The total amount of electricity (including commercial and industrial use as well as residential) used in the USA in 2016 was 3.85 PWh (3.85 trillion kWh).<ref>https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=electricity_use</ref> With a population of around 323 million,<ref>http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2016/PEPMONTHN</ref> the per-capita (per-person) electricity consumption in the USA in 2016 was about 12,000 kWh per year. | The total amount of electricity (including commercial and industrial use as well as residential) used in the USA in 2016 was 3.85 PWh (3.85 trillion kWh).<ref>https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=electricity_use</ref> With a population of around 323 million,<ref>http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2016/PEPMONTHN</ref> the per-capita (per-person) electricity consumption in the USA in 2016 was about 12,000 kWh per year. | ||
==See also== | |||
[[Energy flow in the US]] |