U.S. existing nameplate electricity capacity 2020, by type
Natural gas was the energy source with the highest generator nameplate and net summer capacity in the United States in 2020, amounting to 551.68 and 485.81 gigawatts, respectively. Coal recorded the second-largest capacity that year. Meanwhile, wind and hydroelectric conventional were the leading renewable sources in terms of capacity. In 2020, generator nameplate capacity for wind energy was 118.73 gigawatts, and the measured net summer capacity came to 118.38 gigawatts.
