USA Energy Consumption Will Grow in 2025

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This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 19, 2025. By Lindsay Aramayo We expect U.S. hydropower generation will increase by 7.5 per cent in 2025 but will remain 2.4 per cent below the 10-year average in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Hydropower generation in 2024 fell to 241 billion kilowatthours (BkWh), the lowest since at least 2010; in 2025, we expect generation will be 259.1 BkWh. This amount o…

U.S. hydropower generation expected to rise in 2025 following last year’s relative low

We expect U.S. hydropower generation will increase by 7.5% in 2025 but will remain 2.4% below the 10-year average in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Hydropower generation in 2024 fell to 241 billion kilowatthours (BkWh), the lowest since at least 2010; in 2025, we expect generation will be 259.1 BkWh. This amount of generation would represent 6% of the electricity generation in the country.  About half of the hydropower generating capa…

USA Energy Consumption Will Grow in 2025

U.S. energy consumption will grow this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected in its latest short term energy outlook.