Table 2.1c  Commercial Sector Energy Consumption, 1949-2006
                        (Trillion 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
1,554 360 727 2,641 NA NA 20 20 2,661 200 800 3,661
1950
1,542 401 862 2,805 NA NA 19 19 2,824 225 834 3,883
1951
1,307 481 922 2,709 NA NA 18 18 2,727 252 883 3,863
1952
1,169 534 942 2,645 NA NA 17 17 2,662 273 927 3,862
1953
966 549 970 2,485 NA NA 16 16 2,500 297 962 3,759
1954
825 605 1,000 2,430 NA NA 15 15 2,445 319 956 3,720
1955
801 651 1,081 2,533 NA NA 15 15 2,548 350 984 3,882
1956
715 742 1,122 2,578 NA NA 14 14 2,592 380 1,036 4,008
1957
535 803 1,083 2,421 NA NA 13 13 2,434 411 1,101 3,946
1958
501 902 1,125 2,528 NA NA 13 13 2,541 435 1,127 4,103
1959
415 1,009 1,194 2,618 NA NA 12 12 2,630 488 1,235 4,353
1960
407 1,056 1,228 2,690 NA NA 12 12 2,702 543 1,344 4,589
1961
371 1,115 1,247 2,733 NA NA 11 11 2,744 572 1,391 4,707
1962
362 1,249 1,280 2,890 NA NA 11 11 2,901 621 1,492 5,014
1963
317 1,307 1,262 2,887 NA NA 10 10 2,897 688 1,642 5,227
1964
274 1,419 1,247 2,940 NA NA 9 9 2,949 738 1,752 5,439
1965
265 1,490 1,386 3,142 NA NA 9 9 3,150 789 1,880 5,820
1966
263 1,676 1,436 3,375 NA NA 9 9 3,384 859 2,056 6,299
1967
225 2,022 1,483 3,730 NA NA 8 8 3,738 925 2,207 6,871
1968
208 2,140 1,510 3,858 NA NA 8 8 3,866 1,014 2,417 7,297
1969
195 2,323 1,520 4,038 NA NA 8 8 4,046 1,108 2,642 7,795
1970
165 2,473 1,551 4,189 NA NA 8 8 4,196 1,201 2,910 8,307
1971
179 2,587 1,510 4,276 NA NA 7 7 4,283 1,288 3,111 8,681
1972
153 2,678 1,530 4,362 NA NA 7 7 4,369 1,408 3,368 9,145
1973
160 2,649 1,565 4,374 NA NA 7 7 4,381 1,517 3,609 9,507
1974
175 2,617 1,423 4,214 NA NA 7 7 4,221 1,501 3,640 9,363
1975
147 2,558 1,310 4,015 NA NA 8 8 4,023 1,598 3,845 9,466
1976
144 2,718 1,461 4,323 NA NA 9 9 4,333 1,678 4,025 10,035
1977
148 2,548 1,511 4,207 NA NA 10 10 4,217 1,754 4,206 10,177
1978
165 2,643 1,450 4,257 NA NA 12 12 4,269 1,813 4,398 10,481
1979
149 2,836 1,334 4,319 NA NA 14 14 4,333 1,854 4,439 10,627
1980
115 R 2,651 1,287 R 4,053 NA NA 21 21 R 4,074 1,906 R 4,582 R 10,563
1981
137 R 2,557 1,090 R 3,784 NA NA 21 21 R 3,805 2,033 R 4,763 R 10,602
1982
155 R 2,650 1,008 R 3,813 NA NA R 22 22 R 3,835 2,077 R 4,935 R 10,847
1983
162 R 2,486 1,136 R 3,784 NA NA R 22 22 R 3,806 2,116 R 5,001 R 10,923
1984
169 R 2,582 1,252 R 4,004 NA NA R 22 22 R 4,026 2,264 R 5,203 R 11,494
1985
137 R 2,488 1,045 R 3,670 NA NA 24 24 R 3,695 2,351 R 5,398 R 11,444
1986
135 R 2,367 1,126 R 3,629 NA NA 27 27 R 3,657 2,439 R 5,508 R 11,604
1987
125 R 2,489 1,093 R 3,707 NA NA R 30 R 30 R 3,736 2,539 R 5,669 R 11,943
1988
131 R 2,731 1,063 R 3,925 NA NA R 33 R 33 R 3,958 2,675 R 5,943 R 12,575
1989
115 R 2,785 1,002 R 3,902 1 3 R 99 102 R 4,004 2,767 R 6,431 R 13,203
1990
124 R 2,682 953 R 3,760 1 3 94 98 R 3,858 2,860 R 6,615 R 13,333
1991
116 R 2,795 895 R 3,806 1 3 95 R 100 R 3,906 2,918 R 6,689 R 13,512
1992
117 R 2,871 854 R 3,842 1 3 R 105 109 R 3,951 2,900 R 6,603 R 13,454
1993
117 R 2,923 780 R 3,820 1 3 109 R 114 R 3,934 3,019 R 6,883 R 13,836
1994
118 R 2,962 787 R 3,867 1 4 106 R 112 R 3,979 3,116 R 7,017 R 14,111
1995
117 R 3,096 732 R 3,945 1 5 113 118 R 4,063 3,252 R 7,382 R 14,698
1996
122 R 3,226 751 R 4,099 1 5 129 135 R 4,235 3,344 R 7,603 R 15,181
1997
129 R 3,285 704 R 4,118 1 6 131 138 R 4,257 3,503 R 7,935 R 15,694
1998
93 R 3,083 661 R 3,837 1 7 118 127 R 3,964 3,678 R 8,338 R 15,979
1999
103 R 3,115 661 R 3,879 1 7 121 R 129 R 4,007 3,766 R 8,610 R 16,384
2000
92 R 3,252 756 R 4,099 1 8 119 R 128 R 4,227 3,956 R 8,993 R 17,176
2001
97 R 3,097 R 741 R 3,935 1 8 R 92 R 101 R 4,036 R 4,062 R 9,043 R 17,141
2002
90 R 3,225 681 R 3,995 (s) 9 R 95 R 104 R 4,099 R 4,110 R 9,158 R 17,367
2003
82 R 3,274 R 770 R 4,126 1 11 R 101 R 113 R 4,239 R 4,090 R 9,023 R 17,351
2004
R 102 R 3,204 R 755 R 4,061 1 12 R 105 R 118 R 4,179 R 4,198 R 9,286 R 17,663
2005
R 86 R 3,182 RP 723 R 3,990 1 14 R 105 R 119 R 4,109 R 4,351 R 9,511 R 17,971
2006P
85 3,003 723 3,811 1 14 101 116 3,927 4,439 9,635 18,001
1See "Primary Energy Consumption" in Glossary. 6Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other
energy service providers.
2Most values are estimated.  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. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
4Does not include the ethanol portion of motor gasoline—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.