Data Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System; U.S. Census Bureau
Analysis by CEC Economics
Highlight
- Energy consumption per capita in 2022 remained well below the levels recorded in 1990 across all sectors. Despite the rebound in 2021 and 2022, energy consumption per capita in California is still below pre-pandemic levels, largely due to the industrial sector, where energy consumption fell by 9.0% from 2019 to 2022. On a per capita basis, energy consumption in the industrial sector is less than two-thirds of 1990’s level. Per capita energy consumption in the other end-use sectors are more than 20% below 1990’s levels.
Challenge
- While energy consumption in the industrial sector has been declining in recent years, the opposite is true for the transportation and commercial sectors—rising by 4.3% and 3.4%, respectively, from 2021 to 2022. Commercial sector energy consumption has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Although the transportation sector’s energy consumption is about 5% below 2019, it is higher than 2011 to 2015 levels.
More About
Energy Efficiency
Related Content