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Renewables: share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2017
Renewables: share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2017
Proportion of renewables in U.S. electricity generation from 2000 to 2017
The statistic shows the proportion of renewables in U.S. electricity generation between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, renewable energy sources accounted for some 17.7 percent of the country's total electricity production.
Proportion of renewables in U.S. electricity generation from 2000 to 2017
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| Share of renewables in electricity generation | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% |
| 2016* | 15.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% |
| 2014* | 13.4% |
| 2013* | 13% |
| 2012* | 12.3% |
| 2011* | 12.5% |
| 2010 | 10.4% |
| 2009 | 10.6% |
| 2008* | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% |
| 2006 | 9.5% |
| 2005 | 8.8% |
| 2004 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 7.7% |
| 2000 | 9.4% |
| Share of renewables in electricity generation | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% |
| 2016* | 15.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% |
| 2014* | 13.4% |
| 2013* | 13% |
| 2012* | 12.3% |
| 2011* | 12.5% |
| 2010 | 10.4% |
| 2009 | 10.6% |
| 2008* | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% |
| 2006 | 9.5% |
| 2005 | 8.8% |
| 2004 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 7.7% |
| 2000 | 9.4% |
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The statistic shows the proportion of renewables in U.S. electricity generation between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, renewable energy sources accounted for some 17.7 percent of the country's total electricity production.
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* Figures were restated in the 2017 edition of the report.
Figures prior to 2007 are taken from previous editions of the report.
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Figures prior to 2007 are taken from previous editions of the report.
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