U.S. renewable electricity generation from hydro, wind and solar 2023

Published by Lucía Fernández, Apr 23, 2024
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)

CharacteristicSolar*WindConventional hydroelectric power
2023 164,502 425,235 239,855
2022 143,797 434,297 254,789
2021 115,258 378,197 251,585
2020 89,199 337,938 285,274
2019 71,937 295,882 287,874
2018 63,825 272,667 292,524
2017 53,287 254,303 300,333
2016 36,054 226,993 267,812
2015 24,893 190,719 249,080
2014 17,691 181,655 259,367
2013 9,036 167,840 268,565
2012 4,327 140,822 276,240
2011 1,818 120,177 319,355
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March 2024

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2000 to 2023

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* Solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) energy.

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