Table 2.1c  Commercial Sector Energy Consumption, 1949-2007
                        (Billion Btu)





Year
Primary Consumption 1


Electricity
Retail
Sales 6


Electrical
System
Energy
Losses 7





Total
Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2

Total
Primary

Coal

Natural Gas 3

Petroleum 4

Total
Hydroelectric
Power 5

Geothermal

Biomass

Total
1949
1,554,118   359,992   726,868   2,640,977   NA   NA 19,986   19,986   2,660,963   200,104   799,843   3,660,910  
1950
1,541,548   401,412   862,232   2,805,192   NA   NA 19,075   19,075   2,824,267   225,094   834,110   3,883,472  
1951
1,306,595   480,560   921,805   2,708,960   NA   NA 18,198   18,198   2,727,158   252,360   883,181   3,862,700  
1952
1,169,140   533,717   941,931   2,644,788   NA   NA 17,114   17,114   2,661,902   273,287   927,188   3,862,377  
1953
965,664   549,223   969,705   2,484,592   NA   NA 15,738   15,738   2,500,330   296,928   961,679   3,758,937  
1954
824,598   605,430   999,615   2,429,644   NA   NA 15,170   15,170   2,444,814   319,346   955,998   3,720,157  
1955
800,706   651,242   1,080,988   2,532,935   NA   NA 14,706   14,706   2,547,641   349,891   983,997   3,881,530  
1956
714,627   741,961   1,121,667   2,578,256   NA   NA 14,018   14,018   2,592,274   380,177   1,035,828   4,008,279  
1957
534,873   803,073   1,083,114   2,421,061   NA   NA 13,330   13,330   2,434,391   410,679   1,100,817   3,945,887  
1958
500,532   902,286   1,125,295   2,528,113   NA   NA 13,089   13,089   2,541,202   435,256   1,126,695   4,103,153  
1959
415,164   1,009,236   1,193,577   2,617,976   NA   NA 12,298   12,298   2,630,274   487,860   1,234,936   4,353,069  
1960
406,723   1,055,930   1,227,522   2,690,174   NA   NA 11,868   11,868   2,702,042   542,999   1,343,933   4,588,973  
1961
370,815   1,114,539   1,247,475   2,732,828   NA   NA 11,146   11,146   2,743,974   572,042   1,390,909   4,706,925  
1962
361,908   1,248,901   1,279,671   2,890,479   NA   NA 10,630   10,630   2,901,109   620,863   1,491,947   5,013,919  
1963
317,492   1,307,084   1,262,179   2,886,756   NA   NA 10,165   10,165   2,896,921   687,563   1,642,379   5,226,862  
1964
274,245   1,418,708   1,246,870   2,939,824   NA   NA 9,460   9,460   2,949,284   737,790   1,751,575   5,438,649  
1965
265,285   1,489,845   1,386,474   3,141,604   NA   NA 8,858   8,858   3,150,462   788,603   1,880,465   5,819,530  
1966
263,123   1,676,290   1,435,711   3,375,124   NA   NA 8,617   8,617   3,383,741   859,233   2,056,408   6,299,383  
1967
225,425   2,021,657   1,483,041   3,730,123   NA   NA 8,325   8,325   3,738,448   925,178   2,207,218   6,870,845  
1968
207,688   2,140,084   1,510,092   3,857,864   NA   NA 8,136   8,136   3,866,000   1,013,959   2,416,819   7,296,778  
1969
194,941   2,323,055   1,519,810   4,037,806   NA   NA 7,860   7,860   4,045,666   1,107,733   2,641,902   7,795,301  
1970
164,513   2,472,864   1,551,140   4,188,517   NA   NA 7,534   7,534   4,196,051   1,201,163   2,909,942   8,307,155  
1971
179,005   2,586,755   1,509,768   4,275,528   NA   NA 7,190   7,190   4,282,718   1,288,009   3,110,764   8,681,492  
1972
153,479   2,678,398   1,530,012   4,361,888   NA   NA 7,190   7,190   4,369,078   1,407,566   3,368,130   9,144,775  
1973
159,902   2,648,978   1,565,474   4,374,353   NA   NA 6,708   6,708   4,381,061   1,516,653   3,609,268   9,506,982  
1974
174,517   2,616,952   1,422,705   4,214,174   NA   NA 7,018   7,018   4,221,192   1,501,334   3,640,011   9,362,537  
1975
146,633   2,558,459   1,309,692   4,014,785   NA   NA 8,067   8,067   4,022,852   1,597,826   3,845,227   9,465,905  
1976
144,168   2,718,427   1,460,894   4,323,489   NA   NA 9,099   9,099   4,332,588   1,677,943   4,024,695   10,035,226  
1977
147,756   2,548,308   1,510,910   4,206,974   NA   NA 10,286   10,286   4,217,260   1,753,866   4,206,143   10,177,269  
1978
164,529   2,642,724   1,449,747   4,257,000   NA   NA 11,834   11,834   4,268,834   1,813,270   4,398,491   10,480,595  
1979
149,253   2,836,108   1,334,078   4,319,439   NA   NA 13,812   13,812   4,333,251   1,854,121   4,439,479   10,626,851  
1980
114,903   2,650,868   1,287,498   4,053,270   NA   NA 21,000   21,000   4,074,270   1,906,089   4,582,409   10,562,768  
1981
136,759   2,557,340   1,090,193   3,784,292   NA   NA 21,051   21,051   3,805,343   2,033,239   4,763,280   10,601,862  
1982
155,216   2,649,510   1,008,384   3,813,110   NA   NA 22,133   22,133   3,835,243   2,077,048   4,935,065   10,847,356  
1983
161,619   2,486,430   1,135,688   3,783,737   NA   NA 22,282   22,282   3,806,019   2,116,437   5,000,515   10,922,970  
1984
168,936   2,582,477   1,252,223   4,003,636   NA   NA 22,358   22,358   4,025,994   2,264,475   5,203,050   11,493,519  
1985
137,411   2,487,744   1,045,205   3,670,360   NA   NA 24,382   24,382   3,694,742   2,351,282   5,397,702   11,443,726  
1986
135,475   2,367,339   1,126,444   3,629,258   NA   NA 27,473   27,473   3,656,731   2,438,629   5,508,384   11,603,744  
1987
124,600   2,489,053   1,092,901   3,706,554   NA   NA 29,553   29,553   3,736,107   2,538,756   5,668,522   11,943,385  
1988
131,088   2,730,880   1,063,034   3,925,002   NA   NA 32,548   32,548   3,957,550   2,675,108   5,942,828   12,575,485  
1989
115,227   2,784,801   1,002,233   3,902,261   685   2,500 98,996   102,181   4,004,443   2,766,640   6,431,497   13,202,580  
1990
124,456   2,682,201   953,112   3,759,769   1,432   2,800 94,007   98,239   3,858,007   2,860,154   6,614,765   13,332,926  
1991
115,505   2,795,401   895,184   3,806,090   1,369   3,000 95,375   99,744   3,905,834   2,918,092   6,688,573   13,512,499  
1992
116,570   2,871,185   854,027   3,841,782   1,266   3,200 104,951   109,417   3,951,199   2,900,224   6,602,528   13,453,951  
1993
117,302   2,923,260   779,674   3,820,237   1,028   3,400 109,189   113,617   3,933,854   3,018,755   6,883,209   13,835,818  
1994
118,119   2,961,981   787,293   3,867,393   957   4,200 106,426   111,583   3,978,977   3,115,517   7,016,788   14,111,281  
1995
116,788   3,095,988   731,907   3,944,684   1,220   4,500 112,719   118,439   4,063,122   3,252,036   7,382,370   14,697,529  
1996
121,613   3,226,318   751,160   4,099,091   1,300   5,300 128,843   135,443   4,234,534   3,343,969   7,602,706   15,181,208  
1997
129,391   3,285,320   703,580   4,118,291   1,228   5,700 131,289   138,217   4,256,508   3,502,848   7,934,598   15,693,954  
1998
93,436   3,082,975   660,526   3,836,937   1,228   7,100 118,466   126,794   3,963,731   3,677,989   8,337,577   15,979,298  
1999
102,524   3,115,031   661,197   3,878,751   1,173   6,700 120,752   128,625   4,007,376   3,766,238   8,610,002   16,383,616  
2000
91,895   3,251,526   755,988 [R] 4,099,409 [R] 1,018   7,600 119,109 [R] 127,727 [R] 4,227,136   3,955,691   8,993,253   17,176,080  
2001
96,858   3,097,263   741,362 [R] 3,935,482 [R] 687   8,270 91,667 [R] 100,624 [R] 4,036,106   4,062,047   9,043,104   17,141,257  
2002
89,820   3,224,982   680,498 [R] 3,995,300 [R] 130   8,753 95,006 [R] 103,889 [R] 4,099,190   4,109,861   9,157,690   17,366,740  
2003
81,963   3,273,592   770,070 [R] 4,125,625 [R] 740   11,000 101,303 [R] 113,043 [R] 4,238,668   4,090,059   9,022,714   17,351,441  
2004
102,904 [R] 3,204,085   754,980 [R] 4,061,970 [R] 1,052   12,000 105,398 [R] 118,450 [R] 4,180,420 [R] 4,198,209   9,285,804   17,664,433 [R]
2005
96,999 [R] 3,076,203 [R] 721,249 [R] 3,894,452 [R] 860   13,600 104,795 [R] 119,255 [R] 4,013,707 [R] 4,350,570   9,510,991 [R] 17,875,268 [R]
2006
65,501 [R] 2,904,500 [R] 628,810 [R] 3,598,811 [R] 927 [R] 14,000 102,249 [R] 117,176 [R] 3,715,987 [R] 4,434,725 [R] 9,586,004 [R] 17,736,717 [R]
2007P
65,406   3,083,071   631,176   3,779,653   704   14,400 103,668   118,772   3,898,425   4,581,201   9,950,730   18,430,356  
1See Note 2, "Primary Energy Consumption," at end of Section 1. 6Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other
energy service providers.
2Most data are estimates.  See Table 10.2a for notes on series components and estimation. 7Total losses are calculated as the primary energy consumed by the electric power sector minus the
energy content of electricity retail sales.  Total losses are allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to
each sector's share of total electricity retail sales.  See Note, "Electrical System Energy Losses," at end of
section.
3Natural gas only; excludes the estimated portion of supplemental gaseous fuels.  See Note 1,
"Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of Section 6.
R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
4Does not include the fuel ethanol portion of motor gasoline—fuel ethanol is included in "Biomass." Notes:  ·  The commercial sector includes commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial
electricity-only plants.  See Note 2, "Classification of Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of
Section 8.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
5Conventional hydroelectric power. Sources:  Tables 2.1f, 5.14a, 6.5, 7.3, 8.9, 10.2a, A4, A5, and A6.