Uses of Energy

Residential- homes
Commercial - buildings
Industry and Manufacturing
Transportation- cars, trucks, planes, etc.

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The United States is a highly developed and industrialized society. We use a lot of energy - in our homes, in businesses, in industry, and for traveling between all these different places.

The industrial sector uses almost one-third of the total energy. The residential and commercial sectors combined use 39 percent of all energy. These two sectors include all types of buildings, such as houses, offices, stores, restaurants, and

Image of the four major energy use sectors:
Industrial sector with 33 percent,
Transportation sector with 28 percent,
Residential sector with 21 percent, and
Commercial sector with 18 percent

places of worship. Energy used for transportation accounts for more than a quarter of all energy.

Note:Due to rounding, data may not sum to exactly 100 percent.

Last Revised: March 2009
Source: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2007, Washington, DC, June 2008.