One in four U.S. homes is all electric A growing number of homes in the United States are all electric, with 25% of homes nationwide using only electricity according to EIA's 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). The share of all-electric homes has risen in each census region over the past decade, particularly in the Midwest and South. Changes to the types of equipment used in homes and faster population growth in warmer climates have contributed to the rise in all-electric homes.