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Posted October 29, 2024U.S. energy production has increased faster than energy consumption over the past 50 years ›
Note: Positive net imports mean the United States imported more energy than it exported, while negative net imports mean the United States exported more energy than it imported. Data are for the first seven months of 1974 and 2024. Total energy includes coal, natural gas, petroleum, nuclear, and renewables. See primary energy consumption in the EIA Glossary.
In October 1974, in the wake of the 1973 Oil Embargo, the Federal Energy Administration—the predecessor of the U.S. Department of Energy—published the first issue of the Monthly Energy Review (MER), an overview of the energy produced and consumed in the United States. In the 50 years since that first publication, the U.S. energy sector has transformed.
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