Urethane Blog
U.S. Energy
June 11, 2025
| US energy production hits new record high |
| The US produced more energy last year than ever before, reaching a nationwide total of more than 103 quadrillion British thermal units, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration published Monday. This marks a 1% increase from the previous all-time high set in 2023. The EIA report found that domestic production records were broken across a number of major primary energy sources, including biofuels, solar, wind, crude oil, and the largest source of energy in the US since 2011, natural gas. |
| While natural gas still accounted for ~38% of total energy production in the US last year, there was no significant increase in production from 2023. Though America remains the world’s top producer of crude oil, hitting a record 13.2 million barrels per day in 2024, this was only up 2% from the year before. |
| Coal shoulder |
| At the same time, the production of coal — the largest source of energy in the US from 1984 until 2010 — slumped to its lowest annual output in 60 years, down 10% from 2023. As the US has moved to gradually replace coal with other energy sources, China, the world’s largest energy producer, continues to drive up global production — and consumption — of the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel. In fact, the International Energy Agency estimates that China consumes 30% more coal than the rest of the world put together. |
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