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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Global pandemic caused the decrease of U.S. primary energy consumption by 7% in 2020

U.S. primary energy consumption in 2020 was 92.9 Quads, significantly dropping from 100.2 Quads in 2019.















The contribution of renewable energy sources exceeded 12%, while fossil fuels  (natural gas, oil, and coal) made up 79%, and nuclear - 9%.