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U.S. power use to rise in 2021 as COVID-19 lockdowns ease
"U.S. power consumption will rise 2.3% this year as state and local governments ease coronavirus lockdowns, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.
In its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA projected power demand will rise to 3,889 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in 2021 and 3,929 billion kWh in 2022 from a coronavirus-depressed 11-year low of 3,802 billion kWh in 2020. That compares with an all-time high of 4,003 billion kWh in 2018.
EIA projected 2021 power sales would rise to a record high 1,484 billion kWh for residential consumers, as continuing lockdowns cause more people to work from home, 1,303 billion kWh for commercial customers and 968 billion kWh for industrials."
U.S. power use to rise in 2021 as COVID-19 lockdowns ease
U.S. power consumption will rise 2.3% this year as state and local governments ease coronavirus lockdowns, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.
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