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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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- United States
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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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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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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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