U.S. Energy Consumption Hits All-Time Record

Energy consumption in the United States reached an all-time high last year, data from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory showed. According to the laboratory, the United States consumed 101.2 quadrillion British thermal units of energy, or quads, last year, up on the previous record of 101 quads, reached in 2007. Yet the 2018 figure also represents the highest annual increase since 2010, at 3.6 percent. The figures reflect a similar surge in energy demand globally. In its latest Global Energy  & CO2 Report, the International Energy…