In 2023, the United States generated approximately 16 terawatt hours of electricity from municipal solid waste derived from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass waste across various sectors. Waste biopower generation reached its highest level within the represented period in 2016, with 21.81 terawatt hours produced.
Electricity generation from waste fuels in the United States from 2010 to 2023
(in terawatt hours)
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EIA. (August 22, 2024). Electricity generation from waste fuels in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491465/waste-electricity-generation-in-the-united-states/
EIA. "Electricity generation from waste fuels in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491465/waste-electricity-generation-in-the-united-states/
EIA. (2024). Electricity generation from waste fuels in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491465/waste-electricity-generation-in-the-united-states/
EIA. "Electricity Generation from Waste Fuels in The United States from 2010 to 2023 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491465/waste-electricity-generation-in-the-united-states/
EIA, Electricity generation from waste fuels in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491465/waste-electricity-generation-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Electricity generation from waste fuels in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491465/waste-electricity-generation-in-the-united-states/
