Table 20. Energy Prices by Sector and Source
(1999 Dollars per Million Btu, Unless Otherwise Noted)
United States
                                              1999-
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020
Residential 13.17 13.84 13.92 13.33 13.09 13.04 12.93 13.02 13.02 13.05 13.09 13.16 13.16 13.15 13.18 13.25 13.33 13.39 13.44 13.50 13.52 13.59 0.1%
Primary Energy 1/ 6.72 7.85 8.16 7.60 7.27 7.14 7.12 7.08 7.08 7.05 7.02 7.01 6.98 6.96 6.93 6.91 6.92 6.92 6.93 6.94 6.97 7.01 0.2%
Petroleum Products 2/ 7.55 10.30 9.82 9.28 9.06 9.16 9.18 9.10 9.22 9.23 9.29 9.37 9.35 9.43 9.35 9.33 9.49 9.52 9.55 9.58 9.64 9.64 1.2%
Distillate Fuel 6.27 9.10 7.80 7.42 7.22 7.33 7.33 7.26 7.36 7.36 7.42 7.51 7.51 7.57 7.61 7.64 7.80 7.84 7.87 7.92 7.98 7.98 1.2%
Liquefied Petroleum Gas 10.36 12.94 13.88 12.96 12.72 12.79 12.83 12.77 12.93 12.94 13.02 13.07 13.04 13.16 12.80 12.66 12.83 12.84 12.84 12.86 12.88 12.87 1.0%
Natural Gas 6.52 7.19 7.74 7.17 6.82 6.65 6.63 6.61 6.60 6.58 6.54 6.53 6.50 6.47 6.46 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.45 6.47 6.50 6.55 0.0%
Electricity 23.60 23.62 23.43 22.69 22.47 22.33 21.90 22.07 21.90 21.87 21.86 21.88 21.85 21.77 21.79 21.94 22.01 22.08 22.13 22.17 22.12 22.17 -0.3%
                                               
Commercial 13.25 13.90 13.88 13.21 12.86 12.70 12.39 12.21 11.95 11.79 11.73 11.75 11.72 11.70 11.75 11.87 11.96 12.05 12.15 12.21 12.25 12.37 -0.3%
Primary Energy 1/ 5.22 5.87 6.14 5.66 5.39 5.32 5.35 5.38 5.43 5.47 5.49 5.53 5.53 5.53 5.52 5.52 5.55 5.58 5.61 5.64 5.68 5.74 0.5%
Petroleum Products 2/ 5.00 7.23 6.58 6.12 5.91 6.00 6.01 5.96 6.06 6.05 6.10 6.17 6.17 6.22 6.20 6.20 6.34 6.37 6.40 6.43 6.48 6.50 1.3%
Distillate Fuel 4.37 6.58 5.60 5.22 5.02 5.12 5.12 5.05 5.14 5.14 5.19 5.28 5.28 5.34 5.37 5.40 5.55 5.59 5.63 5.67 5.73 5.75 1.3%
Residual Fuel 2.63 4.36 4.15 3.76 3.62 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.66 3.66 3.68 3.69 3.71 3.72 3.74 3.75 3.77 3.79 3.80 3.82 3.84 3.85 1.8%
Natural Gas 3/ 5.34 5.70 6.14 5.65 5.37 5.27 5.31 5.35 5.40 5.44 5.46 5.50 5.49 5.48 5.49 5.49 5.50 5.53 5.56 5.59 5.64 5.71 0.3%
Electricity 21.54 22.22 21.97 21.15 20.69 20.38 19.58 19.07 18.40 17.94 17.72 17.63 17.53 17.41 17.45 17.64 17.72 17.83 17.96 18.01 17.98 18.12 -0.8%
                                               
Industrial 4/ 5.33 6.32 6.27 5.82 5.58 5.55 5.49 5.44 5.42 5.40 5.41 5.45 5.44 5.47 5.45 5.48 5.56 5.61 5.67 5.73 5.78 5.85 0.4%
Primary Energy 3.92 4.99 4.95 4.49 4.24 4.23 4.25 4.23 4.29 4.30 4.34 4.38 4.38 4.42 4.39 4.40 4.48 4.52 4.56 4.62 4.67 4.72 0.9%
Petroleum Products 2/ 5.55 6.84 6.73 6.18 5.90 5.95 5.95 5.88 5.96 5.94 6.00 6.05 6.03 6.10 6.00 5.98 6.10 6.13 6.16 6.21 6.26 6.27 0.6%
Distillate Fuel 4.65 6.71 5.74 5.37 5.18 5.28 5.29 5.23 5.32 5.31 5.37 5.45 5.46 5.52 5.56 5.58 5.73 5.77 5.81 5.84 5.90 5.94 1.2%
Liquefied Petroleum Gas 8.50 8.24 9.07 8.14 7.86 7.91 7.94 7.84 7.94 7.91 7.97 8.01 7.97 8.10 7.73 7.61 7.75 7.78 7.79 7.82 7.84 7.83 -0.4%
Residual Fuel 2.78 4.09 3.88 3.49 3.35 3.36 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.41 3.42 3.44 3.45 3.47 3.48 3.50 3.52 3.53 3.55 3.57 3.58 1.2%
Natural Gas 5/ 2.79 4.00 4.02 3.51 3.24 3.14 3.17 3.20 3.24 3.27 3.28 3.31 3.33 3.35 3.38 3.41 3.45 3.50 3.55 3.61 3.68 3.76 1.4%
Metallurgical Coal 1.65 1.66 1.66 1.63 1.61 1.60 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.52 1.51 1.51 1.49 1.48 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.44 -0.7%
Steam Coal 1.43 1.41 1.39 1.37 1.36 1.35 1.35 1.34 1.33 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.22 1.21 -0.8%
Electricity 13.09 13.66 13.56 13.11 12.94 12.83 12.34 12.03 11.61 11.37 11.25 11.24 11.14 11.07 11.10 11.20 11.27 11.34 11.45 11.50 11.51 11.62 -0.6%
                                               
Transportation 8.30 10.58 9.82 9.39 9.20 9.26 9.27 9.34 9.49 9.39 9.38 9.46 9.39 9.38 9.36 9.38 9.38 9.37 9.36 9.34 9.31 9.31 0.5%
Primary Energy 8.29 10.57 9.81 9.38 9.19 9.25 9.25 9.32 9.48 9.37 9.36 9.45 9.37 9.37 9.35 9.37 9.36 9.35 9.35 9.32 9.29 9.29 0.5%
Petroleum Products 2/ 8.28 10.57 9.81 9.38 9.18 9.24 9.25 9.32 9.47 9.37 9.36 9.44 9.37 9.36 9.34 9.36 9.36 9.35 9.34 9.32 9.29 9.29 0.5%
Distillate Fuel 6/ 8.22 10.45 9.37 8.94 8.79 8.92 8.89 8.81 8.85 8.84 8.87 8.94 8.94 8.96 8.97 8.96 9.05 9.05 9.04 9.01 8.98 8.98 0.4%
Jet Fuel 7/ 4.70 6.57 5.58 5.17 5.07 5.20 5.25 5.24 5.31 5.33 5.39 5.47 5.46 5.51 5.55 5.63 5.75 5.80 5.82 5.84 5.87 5.88 1.1%
Motor Gasoline 8/ 9.45 11.96 11.29 10.82 10.60 10.62 10.64 10.80 11.02 10.86 10.83 10.93 10.83 10.81 10.77 10.81 10.75 10.73 10.73 10.70 10.67 10.68 0.6%
Residual Fuel 2.46 3.74 3.60 3.21 3.07 3.10 3.10 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.16 3.18 3.19 3.21 3.22 3.24 3.25 3.27 3.29 3.30 3.32 3.33 1.5%
Liquid Petroleum Gas 9/ 12.87 14.46 15.20 14.36 14.17 14.20 14.19 14.10 14.22 14.22 14.26 14.26 14.20 14.28 13.96 13.79 13.96 13.93 13.91 13.89 13.89 13.84 0.3%
Natural Gas 10/ 7.02 7.94 7.81 7.24 6.91 6.78 6.80 6.85 6.91 6.96 7.00 7.04 7.07 7.10 7.13 7.14 7.17 7.19 7.21 7.24 7.27 7.32 0.2%
Ethanol (E85) 11/ 14.42 16.92 18.87 18.17 19.04 19.00 19.12 19.08 19.03 18.97 18.88 19.00 19.03 19.07 19.12 19.19 19.24 19.31 19.14 19.21 19.28 19.36 1.4%
Methanol (M85) 12/ 10.38 13.45 14.24 13.34 12.85 13.12 13.12 13.11 13.21 13.14 13.15 13.74 13.73 14.05 14.06 14.09 14.33 14.23 14.23 14.42 14.42 14.43 1.6%
Electricity 15.57 16.08 15.69 15.27 14.91 14.62 14.33 14.07 13.68 13.65 13.64 13.47 13.42 13.26 13.23 13.27 13.21 13.19 13.15 13.13 13.07 13.06 -0.8%
                                               
Average End-Use Energy 8.55 9.96 9.68 9.21 8.98 8.98 8.91 8.91 8.94 8.88 8.88 8.95 8.92 8.93 8.92 8.97 9.01 9.05 9.09 9.11 9.12 9.17 0.3%
Primary Energy 6.33 7.94 7.64 7.20 6.96 6.98 7.00 7.03 7.14 7.10 7.12 7.18 7.15 7.17 7.15 7.17 7.21 7.23 7.25 7.26 7.28 7.30 0.7%
Electricity 19.50 19.93 19.78 19.13 18.86 18.71 18.15 17.95 17.54 17.32 17.21 17.20 17.13 17.05 17.08 17.23 17.30 17.38 17.48 17.52 17.50 17.59 -0.5%
                                               
Electric Generators 13/                                              
Fossil Fuel Average 1.49 1.73 1.70 1.61 1.55 1.53 1.52 1.51 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.54 1.56 1.58 1.61 1.64 1.68 1.72 1.75 1.79 1.82 1.86 1.1%
Petroleum Products 2.50 4.22 4.05 3.69