We　document　the　one-way　relationship　between　individual　new　energy　consumption　and　economic　growth　in　China　through　the　autoregressive　distributed　lag　(ARDL)　model　from　2004　to　2017.　Our　results　show　that　individual　new　energy　consumption　has　a　positive　effect　on　economic　growth.　Moreover,　the　urbanization　rate,　import　and　export　trade　volume　and　foreign　direct　investment　all　affect　the　individual　new　energy　consumption　in　the　short　run.　The　outcome　of　the　causality　test　reveals　a　one-way　Granger　causal　relationship　from　individual　new　energy　consumption　to　economic　growth,　from　the　urbanization　rate,　and　from　the　import　and　export　trade　volume　to　new　energy　consumption.　©　2019　Elsevier　Inc.