As of May 2020, the number of days when electricity generated from renewable sources surpassed coal-sourced power amounted to 81 in 2020, more than double the amount in all of 2019, when this figure only reached 38 days.
Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020*
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$149 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
6
- Premium Statistic Electrical generation in Great Britain 2014-2018, by fuel type
- Basic Statistic Gross electricity generation in Poland 2000-2021, by fuel
- Premium Statistic Fossil fuels versus renewables in Poland 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. industrial energy consumption share by source 2018
- Premium Statistic Electricity from wind sources in Italy 2007-2017
- Basic Statistic CHP electrical capacity by fuels in the UK 2010-2018
About the region
9
- Premium Statistic Electricity supply of Exelon Corporation 2019-2021, by source
- Premium Statistic U.S. share of renewable energy capacity in total generation by operator 2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. planned power generation capacity retirements 2023, by technology
- Premium Statistic U.S. onshore wind energy production 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Exelon Corporation's employment figures 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. capacity of coal facility retirements 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of renewables in U.S. energy supply by source 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. clean energy investments 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. coal-fired power generation by region 2018-2019
Selected statistics
10
- Basic Statistic U.S. wind power generation 2009-2040
- Premium Statistic Coal consumption in South Africa 1998-2022
- Basic Statistic Primary energy consumption in South Korea 2021 & 2022, by fuel
- Premium Statistic Primary energy consumption in OECD countries 2019-2022, by fuel type
- Basic Statistic Coal consumption volume in China 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Primary energy consumption in Brazil 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Primary energy consumption in Germany 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Primary energy consumption in Asia Pacific 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. enhanced geothermal systems power plant - capital cost in 2050
- Premium Statistic Glencore's sales of energy products 2010-2022
Other regions
10
- Premium Statistic Africa's onshore wind capacity forecast by country 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Global share of electricity demand covered by solar PV by country 2020
- Basic Statistic Electricity generation from sewage sludge digestion in the UK 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic North America's renewable energy production 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Wind energy production in Russia 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Canada's renewable energy production 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity production from wind power in Italy 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of renewable power stations Japan 2022, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Asset value of hydro energy for electricity generation New Zealand 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Biomass electrical generation in Great Britain 2014-2018, by fuel type
Related statistics
10
- Premium Statistic Vattenfall AB's EBIT 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. energy efficiency score of select power utilities 2020
- Premium Statistic Length and capacity of proposed U.S. interregional transmission projects 2020
- Premium Statistic Net electricity consumption for space heating in Denmark 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption for commercial and public services in Denmark 2018 by type
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption for households in Denmark 2018 by type
- Premium Statistic Total domestic electricity supply in Denmark 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Tennessee Valley Authority's power supply distribution by source 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Global advanced energy market revenue 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. investor-owned electric utilities' market capitalization 2018
Further related statistics
10
- U.S. electricity: noncoincident summer peak load for NERC region MRO
- Average retail electricity prices by sector in Florida 1998-2015
- Major retailers of electricity in Iowa by sector 2015
- UK power market: electricity generation market share of UK utilities
- Price of U.S. PV cell shipments - by type 2010
- NextEra Energy's revenue FY 2006-2022
- Devon Energy revenue 2007-2022
- U.S. oil and gas industry annual revenue 2010-2022
- Thermal coal prices 2013-2022
- Oil consumption in Canada 1990-2022
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- U.S. electricity: noncoincident summer peak load for NERC region MRO
- Average retail electricity prices by sector in Florida 1998-2015
- Major retailers of electricity in Iowa by sector 2015
- UK power market: electricity generation market share of UK utilities
- Price of U.S. PV cell shipments - by type 2010
- NextEra Energy's revenue FY 2006-2022
- Devon Energy revenue 2007-2022
- U.S. oil and gas industry annual revenue 2010-2022
- Thermal coal prices 2013-2022
- Oil consumption in Canada 1990-2022
IEEFA. (May 4, 2020). Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA. "Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020*." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA. (2020). Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA. "Number of Days Renewable Power Exceeded Coal-generated Electricity in The United States in 2019 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA, Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020* [Graph], IEEFA, May 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/