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U.S. - primary energy consumption by fuel 2010-2017

Primary energy consumption in the U.S. from 2010 to 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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The data describes the primary energy consumption in the U.S. between 2010 and 2017, by fuel type. In 2017, U.S. natural gas consumption amounted to around 635.8 million metric tons of oil equivalent.

Oil 849.9 837 817 832.1 838.1 851.6 907.6 913.3
Natural gas 611.2 626.5 657.3 675.8 692.7 713.6 645.1 635.8
Coal 526.1 495.5 436.7 454.6 453.8 396.3 340.6 332.1
Nuclear energy 192.2 188.2 183.2 187.9 189.9 189.9 191.9 191.7
Hydroelectricity 59.5 73 63.1 61.4 59.3 57.4 59.7 67.1
Renewable energy 38.9 45 50.6 58.7 66.8 71.7 83.1 94.8