This statistic provides a projection of the energy mix in 2050 for the United States if the country transitioned to 100 percent renewable energy for all purposes, including electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, and industry. According to this forecast, offshore wind energy would account for 17.5 percent of the country's energy mix.
Projected energy mix in a 100% renewable energy transition in the U.S. in 2050
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The Solutions Project. (November 1, 2015). Projected energy mix in a 100% renewable energy transition in the U.S. in 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512610/transition-to-renewable-energy-in-the-united-states-outlook-by-source/
The Solutions Project. "Projected energy mix in a 100% renewable energy transition in the U.S. in 2050." Chart. November 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512610/transition-to-renewable-energy-in-the-united-states-outlook-by-source/
The Solutions Project. (2015). Projected energy mix in a 100% renewable energy transition in the U.S. in 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512610/transition-to-renewable-energy-in-the-united-states-outlook-by-source/
The Solutions Project. "Projected Energy Mix in a 100% Renewable Energy Transition in The U.S. in 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512610/transition-to-renewable-energy-in-the-united-states-outlook-by-source/
The Solutions Project, Projected energy mix in a 100% renewable energy transition in the U.S. in 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512610/transition-to-renewable-energy-in-the-united-states-outlook-by-source/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Projected energy mix in a 100% renewable energy transition in the U.S. in 2050 [Graph], The Solutions Project, November 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512610/transition-to-renewable-energy-in-the-united-states-outlook-by-source/