Wind is the major non-hydroelectric renewable energy source in the United States. In 2022, electricity generation from wind amounted to 434,812 gigawatt hours. Solar followed, with a net electricity generation of 145,598 gigawatt hours. By comparison, waste electricity generation amounted to 16,889 gigawatt hours.
Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2022, by source (in gigawatt hours)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 28, 2023). Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2022, by source (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, 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 2022, by source (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2023). Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2022, by source (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. 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 2022, by Source (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, 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 2022, by source (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2022, by source (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/