Electricity generation from renewable energy sources 2011-2040

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 30, 2013
This statistic gives outlook figures on the electricity generation from renewable energy sources in the U.S. electric power sector from 2011 to 2040. In 2020, the electricity generation from renewable sources is estimated to be around 560 billion kilowatt hours.

Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)

CharacteristicGeneration in billion kilowatt hours
2040** 754
2030** 602
2020** 559
2011 489
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Generation in billion kilowatt hours48948955955960260275475420112020**2030**2040**
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April 2013

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Survey time period

2011

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* Includes electricity-only and combined heat and power plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public.
** EIA reference case projection - a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.

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