Electricity generation in the U.S. 1990-2023, by fuel

Net electricity generation in the United States from 1990 to 2023, by energy source

CharacteristicNatural gasRenewablesNuclear electric powerCoalPetroleumOther gasesHydroelectric pumped storage
2023 1,802.06 893.52 775.35 675.26 16.47 11.45 -5.9
2022 1,667.07 900.82 771.54 831.51 22.93 11.72 -6.03
2021 1,579.19 815.27 779.65 898 19.17 11.4 -5.11
2020 1,626.79 783.01 789.88 773.39 17.34 11.82 -5.32
2019 1,588.53 728.67 809.41 964.96 18.34 12.59 -5.26
2018 1,471.84 706.82 807.08 1,149.49 25.23 13.46 -5.9
2017 1,297.7 686.58 804.95 1,205.84 21.39 12.47 -6.5
2016 1,379.27 609.45 805.69 1,239.15 24.21 12.81 -6.69
2015 1,334.67 544.24 797.18 1,352.4 28.25 13.12 -5.09
2014 1,126.64 538.58 797.17 1,581.71 30.23 12.02 -6.17
2013 1,124.84 522.07 789.02 1,581.12 27.16 12.85 -4.68
2012 1,225.89 494.57 769.33 1,514.04 23.19 11.9 -4.95
2011 1,013.69 513.34 790.2 1,733.43 30.18 11.57 -6.42
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Net generation in terawatt-hours3,037.723,037.723,325.113,325.113,802.863,802.864,049.164,049.164,117.714,117.714,092.414,092.414,038.924,038.924,057.064,057.064,086.354,086.354,069.864,069.864,070.584,070.584,028.934,028.934,173.924,173.924,122.54,122.54,002.234,002.234,102.684,102.684,205.594,205.594,174.114,174.11-3.51-3.51-2.73-2.73-5.54-5.54-6.56-6.56-5.5-5.5-6.42-6.42-4.95-4.95-4.68-4.68-6.17-6.17-5.09-5.09-6.69-6.69-6.5-6.5-5.9-5.9-5.26-5.26-5.32-5.32-5.11-5.11-6.03-6.03-5.9-5.9Natural gasRenewablesNuclear electric powerCoalPetroleumOther gasesHydroelectric pumped storage199019952000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
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March 2024

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Survey time period

1990 to 2023

Supplementary notes

According to the source:
Coal: includes anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal synfuel.
Petroleum: includes distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum, and waste oil. Includes propane since 2011.
Natural gas: includes natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels.
Other gases: includes blast furnace gas and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels. Includes propane gas until 2010.
Hydroelectric pumped storage: includes pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping.
Renewables: figures were calculated by Statista and include hydroelectric conventional, biomass, geothermal, solar/PV, and wind.

Values have been rounded.

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