ity ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁ ▁Other ▁renew ables ▁ ▁Final ▁energy ▁consumption ▁ ▁Cons umption ▁by ▁sector ▁The ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁tracks ▁national ▁energy ▁consumption ▁in ▁four ▁broad ▁se ctors : ▁industrial , ▁transport ation , ▁resident ial , ▁and ▁commercial . ▁The ▁industrial ▁sector ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁energy ▁user , ▁currently ▁representing ▁about ▁ 3 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁Next ▁in ▁importance ▁is ▁the ▁transport ation ▁sector ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁resident ial ▁and ▁commercial ▁se ctors . ▁ ▁Regional ▁variation ▁▁▁ ▁House hold ▁energy ▁use ▁var ies ▁significantly ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁An ▁average ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁region ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁California , ▁Oregon , ▁and ▁Washington ) ▁cons umes ▁ 3 5 % ▁less ▁energy ▁than ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Central ▁region . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁differences ▁can ▁be ▁explained ▁by ▁climate . ▁The ▁heavily ▁populated ▁coast al ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁states ▁experience ▁generally ▁m ild ▁winter s ▁and ▁sum mers , ▁reducing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁both ▁home ▁he ating ▁and ▁air ▁condition ing . ▁The ▁warm , ▁hum id ▁clim ates ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁regions ▁lead ▁to ▁higher ▁electric ity ▁usage , ▁while ▁the ▁cold ▁winter s ▁experienced ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁and ▁North ▁Central ▁regions ▁result ▁in ▁much ▁higher ▁consumption ▁of ▁natural ▁gas ▁and ▁he ating ▁oil . ▁The ▁state ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁per - cap ita ▁energy ▁use ▁is ▁New ▁York , ▁at ▁ ▁per ▁year , ▁and ▁the