U.S. residential sector energy consumption - fossil fuels 1975-2017

The data displays the consumption of energy derived from coal, natural gas and petroleum in the United States residential sector between 1975 and 2017. In 2017, the residential sector consumed around 4,575 trillion British thermal units of natural gas energy. Coal, natural gas, and petroleum have dominated the U.S. market for over 100 years, accounting for over 80% of the total U.S. energy consumption.