The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently analyzed the latest-available data (EIA’s May 2016 Monthly Energy Review) on net electricity generation for all sectors, and compared the size of each source to state-level data on evaluated energy savings from utility-sector Energy Efficiency (EE) programs. As shown in the graph below, EE now tops Nuclear Power, taking the third place if considered on par with generation:
The full report can be accessed with registration from ACEEE’s article titled: “Our new analysis finds energy efficiency is the 3rd largest resource in the US electric power sector.”