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)
* 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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EIA. (April 30, 2013). Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192397/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)." Chart. April 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192397/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2013). Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192397/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Renewable Electricity Generation in The U.S. Electric Power Sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192397/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192397/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector* from 2011 through 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph], EIA, April 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192397/electricity-generation-from-renewable-sources-in-the-us-since-2009/
