Wind is the major non-hydroelectric renewable energy source in the United States. In 2021, electricity generation from wind amounted to 379,767 million kilowatt hours. Solar followed, with a net electricity generation of 114,678 million kilowatt hours. By comparison, waste electricity generation amounted to 18,309 million kilowatt hours.
Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2021, by source
(in million kilowatt hours)
Characteristic
Net electricity generation in million kilowatt hours
*According to the source, this category includes municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts and other biomass. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 29, 2022). Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2021, by source (in million kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2021, by source (in million kilowatt hours)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2022). Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2021, by source (in million kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Net Generation of Non-hydroelectric Renewable Energy in The U.S. in 2021, by Source (in Million Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2021, by source (in million kilowatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/ (last visited July 05, 2022)
