5 Cities with the Highest Electricity Consumption in the US

4. Houston, TX

Average Annual Electricity Usage: 28.6 billion kWh

Ranking 4th in our list of the 25 cities with the highest electricity consumption in the US is Houston. Houston, a major city in Texas and home to Space Center Houston, consumes about 28.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. Residential households in Houston use between 14,000 and 16,000 kWh of electricity each year.

The city is also home to large companies like Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL).