By 2050, approximately 21.7 quadrillion British thermal units of renewable energy are expected to be consumed in the United States, more than double the estimated renewable energy consumed in the country in 2022. Renewables accounted for the largest share of power capacity additions in the U.S. in recent years.
Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050
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EIA. (March 3, 2023). Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192407/renewable-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192407/renewable-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2023). Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192407/renewable-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Projected Renewable Energy Consumption in The United States in 2022 with a Forecast to 2050 (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192407/renewable-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192407/renewable-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192407/renewable-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-2009/