In 2023, 120 trillion British thermal units of renewable energy derived from geothermal sources was consumed in the United States. In 2022, the U.S. had added 55.9 megawatts of geothermal capacity.
Primary consumption of geothermal energy in the United States from 2005 to 2023
(in trillion British thermal units)
Characteristic
Consumption in trillion Btu
2023
120
2022
118
2021
118
2020
118
2019
116
2018
118
2017
118
2016
117
2015
118
2014
118
2013
117
2012
117
2011
116
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Included geothermal electricity net generation as well as geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.
Figures were restated in the 2024 edition of the report.
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EIA. (May 24, 2024). Primary consumption of geothermal energy in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197222/consumption-of-geothermal-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Primary consumption of geothermal energy in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. May 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197222/consumption-of-geothermal-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. (2024). Primary consumption of geothermal energy in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197222/consumption-of-geothermal-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Primary Consumption of Geothermal Energy in The United States from 2005 to 2023 (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197222/consumption-of-geothermal-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA, Primary consumption of geothermal energy in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197222/consumption-of-geothermal-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Primary consumption of geothermal energy in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, May 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197222/consumption-of-geothermal-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
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