most common fuel for electricity generation, having surpassed coal in 2015.
The United States generated around 1,575 terawatt hours of electricity from natural gas in 2021. A year earlier, the North American country reported the highest production volume in the period of consideration, with figures having more than doubled since 2000. Natural gas has become the Electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion kilowatt hours)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 29, 2022). Electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184319/us-electricity-generation-from-natural-gas-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion kilowatt hours)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184319/us-electricity-generation-from-natural-gas-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2022). Electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184319/us-electricity-generation-from-natural-gas-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Electricity Generation from Natural Gas in The United States from 2000 to 2021 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184319/us-electricity-generation-from-natural-gas-since-2000/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion kilowatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184319/us-electricity-generation-from-natural-gas-since-2000/ (last visited June 25, 2022)