Gas and solar power accounted for the largest year-on-year increase in electricity generation in the United States between 2022 and 2023. Electricity production from natural gas increased almost 115 terawatt-hours that year. By comparison, power production from coal decreased by some 156 terawatt-hours. In 2022, the share of electricity generated from renewables in the United States reached 22.5 percent.
Year-on-year changes in electricity generation in the United States in 2023 relative to 2022, by source of energy
(in terawatt-hours)
Characteristic
Change in electricity production in terawatt-hours
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Ember. (May 22, 2024). Year-on-year changes in electricity generation in the United States in 2023 relative to 2022, by source of energy (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381701/changes-in-electricity-production-united-states-by-source/
Ember. "Year-on-year changes in electricity generation in the United States in 2023 relative to 2022, by source of energy (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. May 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381701/changes-in-electricity-production-united-states-by-source/
Ember. (2024). Year-on-year changes in electricity generation in the United States in 2023 relative to 2022, by source of energy (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381701/changes-in-electricity-production-united-states-by-source/
Ember. "Year-on-year Changes in Electricity Generation in The United States in 2023 Relative to 2022, by Source of Energy (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381701/changes-in-electricity-production-united-states-by-source/
Ember, Year-on-year changes in electricity generation in the United States in 2023 relative to 2022, by source of energy (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381701/changes-in-electricity-production-united-states-by-source/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Year-on-year changes in electricity generation in the United States in 2023 relative to 2022, by source of energy (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Ember, May 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381701/changes-in-electricity-production-united-states-by-source/
