A growing number of U.S. homes are being heated with electricity, reflecting trends in technology and policy and shifts in where people are choosing to live. A recent U.S. Energy Information Administration analysis  found that 42% of households were using electricity as their main heating fuel in 2024, up from 35% in 2010. At the same time, natural gas, which is the dominant heating fuel, still is used in 47% of homes, down from 49% in 2010. The heating data came from the U.S