The additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity are estimated to be 4.4 gigawatts every 20 years between 2020 and 2040. No additions to the U.S. nuclear energy capacity were made since 1995, while, only between 1985 and 1990, around four gigawatts of nuclear electrical generating capacity were added to the national volume.
Additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity from 1985 to 2050*
(in gigawatts)
* Figures after 2015 are forecasts. According to the source, the projection is a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.
This statistic was created from several annual reports.
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EIA. (January 5, 2017). Additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity from 1985 to 2050* (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215027/additions-to-nuclear-electricity-generation-capacity-in-the-us/
EIA. "Additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity from 1985 to 2050* (in gigawatts)." Chart. January 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215027/additions-to-nuclear-electricity-generation-capacity-in-the-us/
EIA. (2017). Additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity from 1985 to 2050* (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215027/additions-to-nuclear-electricity-generation-capacity-in-the-us/
EIA. "Additions to The United States (U.S.) Nuclear Electricity Generation Capacity from 1985 to 2050* (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215027/additions-to-nuclear-electricity-generation-capacity-in-the-us/
EIA, Additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity from 1985 to 2050* (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215027/additions-to-nuclear-electricity-generation-capacity-in-the-us/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Additions to the United States (U.S.) nuclear electricity generation capacity from 1985 to 2050* (in gigawatts) [Graph], EIA, January 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215027/additions-to-nuclear-electricity-generation-capacity-in-the-us/
