In 2023, some 425 terawatt hours of electricity was generated from wind sources in 2023, making this the most used renewable source in the United States. By comparison, electricity generation from conventional hydroelectric power plants stood at almost 240 terawatt hours.
U.S. electricity net generation from hydropower, solar and wind sources from 2000 to 2023
(in gigawatt hours)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 28, 2024). U.S. electricity net generation from hydropower, solar and wind sources from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183443/us-electricity-generation-from-selected-renewable-sources-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "U.S. electricity net generation from hydropower, solar and wind sources from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) ." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183443/us-electricity-generation-from-selected-renewable-sources-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2024). U.S. electricity net generation from hydropower, solar and wind sources from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183443/us-electricity-generation-from-selected-renewable-sources-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "U.S. Electricity Net Generation from Hydropower, Solar and Wind Sources from 2000 to 2023 (in Gigawatt Hours) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183443/us-electricity-generation-from-selected-renewable-sources-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), U.S. electricity net generation from hydropower, solar and wind sources from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183443/us-electricity-generation-from-selected-renewable-sources-since-2000/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
U.S. electricity net generation from hydropower, solar and wind sources from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183443/us-electricity-generation-from-selected-renewable-sources-since-2000/
