Electricity generation by independent power producers in the U.S. amounted to 1.75 thousand terawatt-hours in 2021, the highest figure recorded in the indicated period. In comparison to the previous year, this represented an increase of roughly four percent.
Net electricity generation by independent power producers in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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Statistics on Electricity generation in the U.S.
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Costs
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Outlook
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EIA. (February 25, 2022). Net electricity generation by independent power producers in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185088/us-electricity-generation-through-independent-power-producers-since-2000/
EIA. "Net electricity generation by independent power producers in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. February 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185088/us-electricity-generation-through-independent-power-producers-since-2000/
EIA. (2022). Net electricity generation by independent power producers in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185088/us-electricity-generation-through-independent-power-producers-since-2000/
EIA. "Net Electricity Generation by Independent Power Producers in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185088/us-electricity-generation-through-independent-power-producers-since-2000/
EIA, Net electricity generation by independent power producers in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185088/us-electricity-generation-through-independent-power-producers-since-2000/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Net electricity generation by independent power producers in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], EIA, February 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185088/us-electricity-generation-through-independent-power-producers-since-2000/