This statistic gives outlook figures on the electricity generation from renewable energy sources in the U.S. electric power sector from 2015 to 2050. In 2050, the electricity generation from geothermal sources is estimated to reach 61 billion kilowatt hours.
U.S. geothermal electricity generation in the electric power sector in 2015 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
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* Geothermal includes hydrothermal resources only. Figures after 2015 are projections. The electric power sector includes electricity-only and combined heat and power plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
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EIA. (January 5, 2017). U.S. geothermal electricity generation in the electric power sector in 2015 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186742/us-geothermal-electricity-generation-from-2009/
EIA. "U.S. geothermal electricity generation in the electric power sector in 2015 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*." Chart. January 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186742/us-geothermal-electricity-generation-from-2009/
EIA. (2017). U.S. geothermal electricity generation in the electric power sector in 2015 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186742/us-geothermal-electricity-generation-from-2009/
EIA. "U.S. Geothermal Electricity Generation in The Electric Power Sector in 2015 to 2050 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186742/us-geothermal-electricity-generation-from-2009/
EIA, U.S. geothermal electricity generation in the electric power sector in 2015 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186742/us-geothermal-electricity-generation-from-2009/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
U.S. geothermal electricity generation in the electric power sector in 2015 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph], EIA, January 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186742/us-geothermal-electricity-generation-from-2009/