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EIA Expects a 2.4% Increase in Total U.S. Electricity Consumption in 2022
August 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release:

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. electricity consumption this year to increase 2.4% over 2021, resulting primarily from increased economic activity but also from hot summer weather throughout most of the country.

According to the agency's August 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), growth in renewable energy . . .

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