s ▁electric ▁industry , ▁based ▁on ▁data ▁m ined ▁from ▁US ▁DO E ▁Energy ▁Information ▁Administration / E lect ric ▁Power ▁Ann ual ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁files . ▁Data ▁was ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁DO E ▁Energy ▁Information ▁Agency ▁( E IA ) ▁files . ▁Cons umption ▁is ▁detailed ▁from ▁the ▁resident ial , ▁commercial , ▁industrial , ▁and ▁other ▁user ▁communities . ▁Generation ▁is ▁detailed ▁for ▁the ▁major ▁fuel ▁sources ▁of ▁coal , ▁natural ▁gas , ▁nuclear , ▁pet role um , ▁hydro , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁renew ables ▁of ▁wind , ▁wood , ▁other ▁bi om ass , ▁ge oth erm al , ▁and ▁solar . ▁Ch anges ▁to ▁the ▁elect rical ▁energy ▁fuel ▁mix ▁and ▁other ▁tr ends ▁are ▁identified . ▁Progress ▁in ▁wind ▁and ▁solar ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁energy ▁mix ▁are ▁addressed . ▁Ex pected ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁generation ▁environment ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁ 5 ▁years ▁are ▁discussed . ▁ ▁Cons umption ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁consumption ▁data ▁in ▁this ▁section ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁data ▁m ined ▁from ▁US ▁DO E ▁Energy ▁Information ▁Administration / E lect ric ▁Power ▁Ann ual ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁files ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁total ▁US ▁consumption ▁of ▁electric ity ▁was ▁. ▁Cons umption ▁was ▁essentially ▁down ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁with ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁ ▁or ▁ 1 . 0 % ▁drop . ▁This ▁is ▁broken ▁down ▁as : ▁ ▁Res ident ial ▁customers ▁( 1 3 2 . 5 8 ▁million