6 Industries with the Highest Electricity Consumption in the US

1. Chemicals

Net Demand For Electricity (Million Kilowatt-hours): 207,450

Topping the list, the chemical manufacturing industry is not only the industry that uses the most amount of electricity but also one of the largest manufacturing industries in the US, serving both the domestic market and an expanding global market. As a leader in chemical production, over 15% of the world’s chemicals come from the U.S. According to the International Trade Administration, the U.S. exported over $208 billion worth of chemicals in 2019. The industry has multiple sub-sectors, with the “other basic inorganic chemicals industry” being the one that consumes the most electricity per year, and the synthetic rubber industry being the one that consumes the least.

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