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November 16, 2023

Less than one-third of U.S. commercial buildings were all-electric in 2018


September 6, 2023

Heating U.S. commercial buildings is most energy intensive in cold climates


August 28, 2023

Food service buildings are highly energy intensive


August 22, 2023

Commercial energy use increased in eight states in 2021 over pre-pandemic levels


July 27, 2023

Cooling commercial buildings is six times more energy-intensive in hot climates than cold


May 4, 2023

U.S. households in warmer states consume less site energy than households in colder states


April 24, 2023

2018 CBECS used new technology to virtually list buildings and collect data


April 12, 2023

U.S. natural gas consumption reached multiyear lows this past January and February


March 9, 2023

Nearly 5% of U.S. households did not use space heating in 2020, especially in warm regions


January 17, 2023

U.S. commercial buildings consumed more fuel for space heating than anything else in 2018


October 25, 2022

Homes and buildings in the West and Northeast have the largest share of small-scale solar


September 29, 2022

U.S. commercial buildings continued to increase their energy efficiency as of 2018


June 8, 2022

EIA explores effects of weather projections on energy consumption in buildings


December 14, 2021

Higher wages in China increase consumer demand but have a limited effect on energy use


November 30, 2021

Warehouses were the most common U.S. commercial building type as of 2018


October 4, 2021

By 2018, LEDs had become the second-most common lighting in U.S. commercial buildings


April 28, 2021

EIA expects commercial energy use to grow more slowly than floorspace


December 3, 2020

Commercial buildings have gotten larger in the United States, with implications for energy


October 1, 2020

EIA’s upcoming Residential Energy Consumption Survey will collect data from all 50 states


March 13, 2020

EIA projects air-conditioning energy use to grow faster than any other use in buildings


October 21, 2019

Global energy consumption driven by more electricity in residential, commercial buildings


September 4, 2019

North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming consume the most residential energy per capita


May 1, 2019

One in four U.S. homes is all electric


February 25, 2019

Regional variations in household lighting consumption driven by bulb choice and bulb count


February 13, 2019

Electricity intensity of U.S. homes and commercial buildings decreases in coming decades


December 18, 2018

EIA’s residential energy survey now includes estimates for more than 20 new end uses


November 7, 2018

Space heating and water heating account for nearly two thirds of U.S. home energy use


September 19, 2018

One in three U.S. households faces a challenge in meeting energy needs


September 6, 2018

In 2015, peripheral devices consumed nearly as much electricity as televisions


July 23, 2018

Air conditioning accounts for about 12% of U.S. home energy expenditures


June 5, 2018

EIA’s residential energy survey now includes estimates for more than 20 new end uses


May 17, 2018

Changing energy efficiency and fuel economy standards affects energy consumption


October 10, 2017

Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions


October 2, 2017

U.S. federal government energy costs at lowest point since fiscal year 2004


July 19, 2017

One in eight U.S. homes uses a programmed thermostat with a central air conditioning unit


June 19, 2017

Dishwashers are among the least-used appliances in American homes


May 22, 2017

Air conditioning and other appliances increase residential electricity use in the summer


May 18, 2017

Large commercial buildings are more likely to use lighting control strategies


May 8, 2017

American households use a variety of lightbulbs as CFL and LED adoption increases


April 6, 2017

U.S. households’ heating equipment choices are diverse and vary by climate region


February 28, 2017

Average number of televisions in U.S. homes declining


February 7, 2017

EIA’s residential and commercial studies require significant data collection and analysis


October 5, 2016

Office buildings with data centers use significantly more electricity than other offices


September 16, 2016

Recent energy intensity decline in government buildings exceeds commercial sector average


February 3, 2016

Computer and technology use in education buildings continues to increase


December 16, 2015

Independent energy assessments confirm quality of EIA’s commercial buildings data


December 7, 2015

Energy use by federal agencies continues to decline


November 24, 2015

U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions up 1% in 2014 as buildings, transport energy use rises


October 26, 2015

Chinese policies aim to increase energy efficiency in buildings


May 8, 2015

Average size of new commercial buildings in United States continues to grow


May 6, 2015

EIA’s CBECS is the nation's only comprehensive survey of commercial buildings


February 18, 2015

Energy efficiency improvements have largely offset effect of more, larger homes


February 4, 2015

Energy consumption by U.S. government at lowest level since at least 1975


September 25, 2014

Everywhere but Northeast, fewer homes choose natural gas as heating fuel


August 1, 2014

Metal-based durables manufacturers are fueled by electricity and natural gas


December 18, 2012

Energy Perspectives: Industrial and transportation sectors lead energy use by sector


October 16, 2012

ENERGY STAR homes accounted for 26% of new construction in 2011


October 15, 2012

Adoption of ENERGY STAR equipment varies among appliances


August 23, 2012

Large hospitals tend to be energy-intensive


June 27, 2012

Extension and expansion of efficiency programs could reduce U.S. total energy usage


June 22, 2012

Significant potential for plug-in vehicles exists in U.S. housing stock


June 6, 2012

Residential Energy Consumption Survey data show decreased energy consumption per household


May 6, 2011

U.S. households increase use of consumer electronics