Retail Electricity Sales by Major End-Use Sectors

Annual, quarterly, and monthly data on retail electricity sales for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors. The Department of Energy compiled this data from mandatory reporting forms EIA-826 and EIA-861. It provides a detailed breakdown of electricity consumption across the U.S. economy.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal consumption patterns in the residential sector using monthly sales data.
• Compare electricity sales trends between commercial and industrial end-use sectors over time.
• Model the growth trajectory of electricity sales for the transportation sector based on quarterly data.
• Assess the impact of economic cycles on total retail electricity sales across all major sectors.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from official Department of Energy reporting forms EIA-826 and EIA-861.
• Provides granular temporal views with annual, quarterly, and monthly data availability.
• Covers the four major end-use sectors of the U.S. electricity market.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in July 2021, making the data potentially stale for current analysis.
• Specific data volume metrics like row count and column details are unavailable for assessing scale.
• The 'other-pd' license may have specific public domain use restrictions that require review.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy

Collection Method

Compiled from mandatory utility reporting forms EIA-826 and EIA-861.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2021-07-06; update frequency is not specified.

Geography

United States (implied by Department of Energy source and forms)