Annual Energy Outlook 2003 with Projections to 2025

Table 16. Forecasts of average annual growth rates
for energy consumption (percent)

Energy use

History
1980-
2001

Projections

AEO2003

GII
2001-2020

2001-2020

2001-2025

Petroleum*

 0.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

Natural gas*

 0.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

Coal*

-1.7

0.1

0.1

0.1

Electricity

 2.3

1.9

1.8

2.0

Delivered energy

 0.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

Electricity losses

 1.9

1.2

1.1

0.6

Primary energy

 1.0

1.5

1.5

1.3

History: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2001, DOE/EIA-0384(2001) (Washington, DC, November 2002). AEO2003: Table A2. GII (formerly DRI-WEFA): Global Insight, Winter 2001-2002 U.S. Energy Outlook (May 2002).
Note: Delivered energy includes petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity (excluding generation and transmission losses) consumed in the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors.

*Excludes consumption by electricity generators.

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