Table 9.  Commercial Sector Energy Consumption Estimates, Selected Years, 1960-2006, North Carolina






Year


Coal a

Natural
Gas b		 Petroleum
Hydro-
electric
Power f





Biomass a,g





Geothermal
Retail
Electricity
Sales




Net
Energy


Electrical
System
Energy
Losses h





Total i,j
Distillate
Fuel Oil a
Kerosene a
LPG a,c		 Motor
Gasoline d		 Residual
Fuel Oil a
Total e
Thousand
Short Tons		 Billion
Cubic Feet
Thousand Barrels		 Million
Kilowatthours		 Million
Kilowatthours
1960
 408   4 1,156 248   285 206 122 2,018 0   – –   – –   2,667 – –   – –   – –  
1961
 332   4 1,164 279   283 225 113 2,063 0   – –   – –   2,927 – –   – –   – –  
1962
 364   5 1,358 287   336 235 95 2,311 0   – –   – –   3,258 – –   – –   – –  
1963
 314   6 1,310 274   373 256 88 2,301 0   – –   – –   3,545 – –   – –   – –  
1964
 275   7 1,292 247   401 265 100 2,306 0   – –   – –   4,065 – –   – –   – –  
1965
 233   7 1,307 251   452 278 120 2,409 0   – –   – –   5,360 – –   – –   – –  
1966
 274   10 1,538 252   470 293 134 2,686 0   – –   – –   5,958 – –   – –   – –  
1967
 256   17 1,527 250   446 309 143 2,675 0   – –   – –   6,627 – –   – –   – –  
1968
 242   21 1,588 264   441 326 127 2,745 0   – –   – –   7,670 – –   – –   – –  
1969
 238   25 1,547 250   494 332 163 2,785 0   – –   – –   8,638 – –   – –   – –  
1970
 192   22 1,701 239   530 355 179 3,004 0   – –   – –   9,697 – –   – –   – –  
1971
 191   26 1,619 227   516 366 282 3,010 0   – –   – –   10,634 – –   – –   – –  
1972
 202   24 1,760 193   548 377 363 3,241 0   – –   – –   11,517 – –   – –   – –  
1973
 255   23 1,748 164   458 400 304 3,074 0   – –   – –   12,812 – –   – –   – –  
1974
 271   21 1,473 129   406 399 277 2,686 0   – –   – –   12,383 – –   – –   – –  
1975
 259   22 1,426 117   396 414 233 2,586 0   – –   – –   11,679 – –   – –   – –  
1976
 205   20 1,596 126   424 431 384 2,960 0   – –   – –   12,298 – –   – –   – –  
1977
 171   18 1,679 117   417 434 450 3,097 0   – –   – –   13,188 – –   – –   – –  
1978
 183   20 1,456 105   492 447 347 2,848 0   – –   – –   13,631 – –   – –   – –  
1979
 120   24 1,853 74   470 457 371 3,225 0   – –   – –   13,655 – –   – –   – –  
1980
 135   26 1,673 118   502 790 491 3,574 0   – –   – –   14,258 – –   – –   – –  
1981
 113   26 1,343 45   491 801 102 2,782 0   – –   – –   15,681 – –   – –   – –  
1982
 128   25 885 33   445 689 185 2,237 0   – –   – –   15,760 – –   – –   – –  
1983
 108   25 2,932 94   529 664 169 4,388 0   – –   – –   16,357 – –   – –   – –  
1984
 97   26 3,449 135 [R ] 558 1,524 230 5,803 0   – –   – –   18,264 – –   – –   – –  
1985
 152   25 2,958 245   564 633 322 4,721 0   – –   – –   19,163 – –   – –   – –  
1986
 119   25 2,696 172   561 647 241 4,317 0   – –   – –   20,858 – –   – –   – –  
1987
 125   30 3,352 137   684 723 63 4,960 0   – –   – –   22,110 – –   – –   – –  
1988
 159   32 3,534 257   634 682 282 5,389 0   – –   – –   23,117 – –   – –   – –  
1989
 121   33 2,614 176   851 625 225 4,491 0 [k ] – –   – –   24,273 – –   – –   – –  
1990
 125   31 2,302 78   755 782 223 4,140 24   – –   – –   25,516 – –   – –   – –  
1991
 80   34 2,108 93   845 375 117 3,538 24   – –   – –   26,411 – –   – –   – –  
1992
 167   36 1,906 46   949 323 111 3,335 24   – –   – –   26,912 – –   – –   – –  
1993
 188   37 2,012 50   980 59 284 3,386 12   – –   – –   28,547 – –   – –   – –  
1994
 223   39 2,179 340   983 78 264 3,843 16   – –   – –   29,275 – –   – –   – –  
1995
 195   37 2,345 147   1,032 61 185 3,770 15   – –   – –   31,104 – –   – –   – –  
1996
 181   40 2,824 178   1,182 312 220 4,716 13   – –   – –   32,563 – –   – –   – –  
1997
 171   38 2,861 205   1,176 176 169 4,587 16   – –   – –   33,344 – –   – –   – –  
1998
 178   36 2,584 261   1,122 347 114 4,427 13   – –   – –   35,720 – –   – –   – –  
1999
 132   38 2,162 185   1,135 311 100 3,892 10   – –   – –   37,202 – –   – –   – –  
2000
 101   43 2,679 234   1,227 330 113 4,583 10   – –   – –   39,067 – –   – –   – –  
2001
 114   39 3,096 192   1,263 263 128 4,941 2   – –   – –   39,895 – –   – –   – –  
2002
 116   40 1,992 95   1,177 275 74 3,613 8   – –   – –   41,451 – –   – –   – –  
2003
 113   44 2,125 269   1,308 1,163 208 5,075 6   – –   – –   41,672 – –   – –   – –  
2004
 317 [R ] 45 1,680 168   1,373 1,461 276 4,958 17   – –   – –   42,864 – –   – –   – –  
2005
 137 [R ] 48 1,669 162   1,152 1,939 229 5,151 18   – –   – –   44,161 – –   – –   – –  
2006
 107   47 1,471 100   1,044 1,604 161 4,380 12   – –   – –   44,585 – –   – –   – –  
Trillion Btu
1960
 10.1   3.8 6.7 1.4   1.1 1.1 0.8 11.1 0.0   0.8   0.0   9.1 35.0   22.5   57.5  
1961
 8.2   4.3 6.8 1.6   1.1 1.2 0.7 11.4 0.0   0.8   0.0   10.0 34.7   24.3   58.9  
1962
 9.0   5.1 7.9 1.6   1.3 1.2 0.6 12.7 0.0   0.7   0.0   11.1 38.7   26.7   65.4  
1963
 7.7   6.2 7.6 1.6   1.5 1.3 0.6 12.6 0.0   0.7   0.0   12.1 39.3   28.9   68.2  
1964
 6.8   6.9 7.5 1.4   1.6 1.4 0.6 12.6 0.0   0.6   0.0   13.9 40.7   33.0   73.7  
1965
 5.7   7.5 7.6 1.4   1.8 1.5 0.8 13.1 0.0   0.6   0.0   18.3 45.2   43.7   88.8  
1966
 6.7   9.8 9.0 1.4   1.9 1.5 0.8 14.6 0.0   0.5   0.0   20.3 52.1   48.7   100.8  
1967
 6.2   17.6 8.9 1.4   1.7 1.6 0.9 14.5 0.0   0.5   0.0   22.6 61.5   54.0   115.5  
1968
 5.9   21.2 9.3 1.5   1.7 1.7 0.8 14.9 0.0   0.5   0.0   26.2 68.7   62.5   131.1  
1969
 5.8   25.2 9.0 1.4   1.9 1.7 1.0 15.1 0.0   0.4   0.0   29.5 75.9   70.4   146.3  
1970
 4.6   22.0 9.9 1.4   2.0 1.9 1.1 16.3 0.0   0.4   0.0   33.1 76.3   80.1   156.4  
1971
 4.5   27.0 9.4 1.3   1.9 1.9 1.8 16.4 0.0   0.4   0.0   36.3 84.5   87.5   172.0  
1972
 4.7   24.7 10.2 1.1   2.1 2.0 2.3 17.7 0.0   0.3   0.0   39.3 86.8   94.2   181.0  
1973
 6.0   23.7 10.2 0.9   1.7 2.1 1.9 16.8 0.0   0.3   0.0   43.7 90.6   103.9   194.5  
1974
 6.3   21.5 8.6 0.7   1.5 2.1 1.7 14.7 0.0   0.3   0.0   42.3 85.1   102.4   187.4  
1975
 6.1   22.0 8.3 0.7   1.5 2.2 1.5 14.1 0.0   0.4   0.0   39.8 82.4   95.8   178.2  
1976
 4.9   20.4 9.3 0.7   1.6 2.3 2.4 16.3 0.0   0.5   0.0   42.0 84.0   100.7   184.6  
1977
 4.0   18.7 9.8 0.7   1.5 2.3 2.8 17.1 0.0   0.5   0.0   45.0 85.3   107.8   193.1  
1978
 4.3   20.8 8.5 0.6   1.8 2.3 2.2 15.4 0.0   0.6   0.0   46.5 87.6   112.9   200.5  
1979
 2.9   24.4 10.8 0.4   1.7 2.4 2.3 17.7 0.0   0.7   0.0   46.6 92.3   111.5   203.8  
1980
 3.3   26.5 9.7 0.7   1.8 4.1 3.1 19.5 0.0   0.6   0.0   48.6 98.5   117.3   215.8  
1981
 2.8   26.7 7.8 0.3   1.8 4.2 0.6 14.7 0.0   0.5 [R ] 0.0   53.5 98.1   125.8   223.9  
1982
 3.1   25.7 5.2 0.2   1.6 3.6 1.2 11.7 0.0   0.7   0.0   53.8 95.0 [R ] 127.6   222.6  
1983
 2.7   25.5 17.1 0.5   1.9 3.5 1.1 24.1 0.0   0.5   0.0   55.8 108.5 [R ] 131.8   240.3  
1984
 2.4   27.1 20.1 0.8 [R ] 2.0 8.0 1.4 31.8 0.0   0.6   0.0   62.3 124.2   142.8   267.0  
1985
 3.8   25.9 17.2 1.4   2.0 3.3 2.0 26.0 0.0   0.7   0.0   65.4 121.7   150.6   272.3  
1986
 3.0   26.3 15.7 1.0   2.0 3.4 1.5 23.6 0.0   0.8   0.0   71.2 124.9   160.6 [R ] 285.5  
1987
 3.1   30.9 19.5 0.8   2.5 3.8 0.4 27.0 0.0   0.7   0.0   75.4 137.2   168.0 [R ] 305.2 [R ]
1988
 4.0   33.4 20.6 1.5   2.3 3.6 1.8 29.7 0.0   0.8   0.0   78.9 146.8   175.6 [R ] 322.4 [R ]
1989
 3.0   34.2 15.2 1.0   3.1 3.3 1.4 24.1 0.0 [k ] 1.8 [k ] 0.0 [k ] 82.8 145.9 [k ] 192.6 [R ] 338.5 [k ]
1990
 3.2   32.3 13.4 0.4   2.7 4.1 1.4 22.1 0.3   1.3   0.0   87.1 146.1   201.3 [R ] 347.4 [R ]
1991
 2.0   35.4 12.3 0.5   3.1 2.0 0.7 18.6 0.3   1.3   0.0   90.1 147.7   206.7 [R ] 354.4 [R ]
1992
 4.2   37.7 11.1 0.3   3.4 1.7 0.7 17.2 0.3   1.4   0.0   91.8 152.5   209.2   361.7 [R ]
1993
 4.7   38.7 11.7 0.3   3.5 0.3 1.8 17.6 0.1   2.5   0.0   97.4 161.1   222.2   383.2 [R ]
1994
 5.6   40.3 12.7 1.9   3.6 0.4 1.7 20.3 0.2   2.4   0.0   99.9 168.6   225.0 [R ] 393.7  
1995
 4.9   38.6 13.7 0.8   3.7 0.3 1.2 19.7 0.2   2.4   0.0   106.1 171.9   241.0 [R ] 412.9 [R ]
1996
 4.5   41.9 16.4 1.0   4.3 1.6 1.4 24.7 0.1   2.5   0.0   111.1 184.9   252.7   437.6  
1997
 4.3   39.4 16.7 1.2   4.3 0.9 1.1 24.1 0.2   2.4   0.0   113.8 184.1   257.8   441.8 [R ]
1998
 4.8   37.9 15.1 1.5   4.1 1.8 0.7 23.1 0.1   2.1   0.0   121.9 189.9   276.4 [R ] 466.3 [R ]
1999
 3.6   39.4 12.6 1.0   4.1 1.6 0.6 20.0 0.1   2.2   0.0   126.9 192.2   290.3 [R ] 482.5 [R ]
2000
 2.7   44.4 15.6 1.3   4.4 1.7 0.7 23.8 0.1   2.4   0.0   133.3 206.7   303.2 [R ] 509.9 [R ]
2001
 2.8   40.2 18.0 1.1   4.6 1.4 0.8 25.9 (s)   1.7   0.0   136.1 206.8   303.3 [R ] 510.1 [R ]
2002
 2.9   42.0 11.6 0.5   4.3 1.4 0.5 18.3 0.1   1.7   0.0   141.4 206.4   315.3 [R ] 521.7 [R ]
2003
 2.9   46.2 12.4 1.5   4.7 6.1 1.3 26.0 0.1   1.8   0.0   142.2 219.2   313.8 [R ] 532.9 [R ]
2004
 7.9 [R ] 47.1 9.8 1.0   5.0 7.6 1.7 25.1 0.2   1.8   0.0   146.3 228.2 [R ] 323.6 [R ] 551.8 [R ]
2005
 3.5 [R ] 49.7 9.7 0.9   4.2 10.1 1.4 26.4 0.2   1.8   0.0   150.7 232.1   329.6 [R ] 561.7 [R ]
2006
 2.7   48.7 8.6 0.6   3.8 8.4 1.0 22.3 0.1   1.6   0.0   152.1 227.6   329.0   556.5  
aThe continuity of these data series estimates may be affected by changing data sources and estimation methodologies. 
See the Technical Notes for each type of energy.		 iSmall amounts of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy consumed in the commercial sector cannot be separately
identified and are included in residential consumption.
bPhysical unit data include supplemental gaseous fuels (SGF) for all years; Btu data exclude SGF for 1980 forward. jFrom 1981 through 1992, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline but not shown in the motor gasoline column.
cLiquefied petroleum gases. kThere is a discontinuity in this time series between 1988 and 1989 due to the expanded coverage of renewable energy
sources beginning in 1989.
dBeginning in 1993, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline. – – = Not applicable.
eIncludes small amounts of petroleum coke not shown separately. Where shown, R = Revised data and (s) = Physical unit value less than 0.5 or Btu value less than 0.05.
fConventional hydroelectric power.  Does not include pumped-storage hydroelectricity. Note:  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
gWood and waste. Prior to 2001, includes non-biomass waste. Sources:  Data sources, estimation procedures, and assumptions are described in the Technical Notes.
hIncurred in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity plus plant use and unaccounted for electrical system
energy losses.