Data Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (SEDS).
Analysis by CEC Economics
Highlight
- Energy intensities of the residential sector, commercial sector, and the industrial sector declined by 5.3%, 4.9%, and 7.2%, respectively. Over the last ten years, energy intensities of these three sectors are 21.4% to 31.3% lower in 2023 than in 2013.
Challenges
- After a rare increase of energy intensity (+0.2%) from 2021 to 2022 due to post-pandemic resumption of economic activities, energy intensity resumed its declining trend as the pandemic fades further into the rearview, falling 2.5% in 2023 relative to 2022.
- On the other hand, energy intensity of the transportation sector rose for the third time in a row (+2.0%), even though it still has the largest 10-year drop from 2013 to 2023 (-38.6%). Since its low point in 2020, the transportation sector’s energy intensity has rebounded by 16.5%. Comparatively, outside of California, the transportation sector’s energy intensity only rose 1.5% from 2020 to 2023.
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