Government officials say the United States is using less energy than it has in thirty years. The officials noted that this was because much of the nation’s economy has been shut down by measures meant to contain the new coronavirus. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a report that reduced demand for coal, gasoline and jet fuel drove the decrease. The numbers were similar in countries around the world where energy use has fallen. Those trends are expected to turn around as commercial activity restarts.
