This statistic gives outlook figures on the U.S. renewable electricity generation from 2010 through 2040. In 2020, U.S. renewable electricity generation is estimated to stand at 627 billion kilowatt hours.
Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
Characteristic
Electricity generation in billion kilowatt hours
2040**
858
2030**
685
2020**
627
2010
429
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* Includes conventional hydroelectric, geothermal, wood, wood waste, biogenic municipal waste, all municipal waste, landfill gas, other biomass, solar, and wind power. ** In the 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. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192594/renewable-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)*." Chart. April 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192594/renewable-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2013). Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192594/renewable-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Renewable Electricity Generation in The U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192594/renewable-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192594/renewable-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Renewable electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph], EIA, April 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192594/renewable-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
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