How much energy does America use? I have guessimated 550,000 MW - 200,000 MW but cannot find the real answer.

Question

How much energy does America use? I have guessimated 550,000 MW - 200,000 MW but cannot find the real answer.

Answer 1

According to CIA World Factbook here's some data for 2005:

3.816 trillion kWh of electricity

20.8 million bbl/day of oil

604 billion cu m of natural gas

Answer 2

About 29,000 TWh (terawatt-hours) per year (tera means trillion).  MW is a measure of power whereas MWh (megawatt-hour) is a measure of energy.  That's the equivalent of an average power consumption of 3.3 TW at any given time.

Answer 3

Using the chart below, you can multiply the number of users, by the average monthly consumption, and come out with a reasonable monthly consumption of energy.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity...