This statistic represents the total electric-generating capacity in the United States between 2000 and 2017. The United States had an electric-generating capacity of approximately 1,184 megawatts in 2017.
Electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017
(in 1,000 megawatts)
* Figures for 2012 to 2016 have been restated in the 2018 edition of the report.
Figures prior to 2007 are taken from previous editions of the report. The values have been rounded.
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US Department of Energy. (March 11, 2019). Electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000 megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184246/us-electric-generating-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000 megawatts)." Chart. March 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184246/us-electric-generating-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2019). Electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000 megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184246/us-electric-generating-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Electricity Generating Capacity in The U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000 Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184246/us-electric-generating-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy, Electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000 megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184246/us-electric-generating-capacity-from-2000/ (last visited February 20, 2020)
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