U.S. renewable energy consumption forecast 2022-2050

Published by Lucía Fernández, Oct 8, 2024
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 (in quadrillion British thermal units)

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Statistic: Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)

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March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2022

Special properties

Marketed renewable energy

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Figures are projections based on a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.

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