This statistic gives outlook figures on the U.S. electricity generation from 2010 through 2040. In 2015, the U.S. electricity generation from natural gas is estimated to be 1,000 billion kilowatt hours.
Natural gas electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)*
Characteristic
Electricity generation in billion kilowatt hours
2040
1,582
2035
1,519
2030
1,379
2025
1,252
2020
1,184
2015
1,000
2010
970
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EIA. (April 30, 2013). Natural gas electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192615/natural-gas-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Natural gas electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)*." Chart. April 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192615/natural-gas-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. (2013). Natural gas electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192615/natural-gas-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA. "Natural Gas 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/192615/natural-gas-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
EIA, Natural gas electricity generation in the U.S. from 2010 to 2040 (in billion kilowatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192615/natural-gas-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Natural gas 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/192615/natural-gas-electricity-generation-in-the-us-since-2009/
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