This statistic shows the nameplate capacity of renewable resources as a percentage of U.S. electricity generating capacity between 2000 and 2018. In 2018, renewable electricity capacity accounted for some 20.5 percent of total U.S. generating capacity.
Renewable electricity capacity as a share of total United States electricity generating capacity from 2000 to 2018
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US Department of Energy. (February 15, 2020). Renewable electricity capacity as a share of total United States electricity generating capacity from 2000 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183420/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Renewable electricity capacity as a share of total United States electricity generating capacity from 2000 to 2018." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183420/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2020). Renewable electricity capacity as a share of total United States electricity generating capacity from 2000 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183420/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Renewable Electricity Capacity as a Share of Total United States Electricity Generating Capacity from 2000 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183420/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-from-2000/
US Department of Energy, Renewable electricity capacity as a share of total United States electricity generating capacity from 2000 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183420/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-from-2000/ (last visited May 25, 2024)
Renewable electricity capacity as a share of total United States electricity generating capacity from 2000 to 2018 [Graph], US Department of Energy, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183420/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-from-2000/