Renewable energy production in the U.S. 2005-2022, by source

Published by Lucía Fernández, May 5, 2023
Since 2019, wind has been the major renewable source in the United States, based on net electricity generation. In 2022, electricity generation from wind amounted to nearly 435 terawatt hours. By comparison, electricity generation from solar photovoltaic stood at 146 terawatt hours.

Net generation of renewable electricity in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by source (in terawatt hours)

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March 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2005 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Wood includes wood and wood-derived fuels.
Waste includes municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
Solar/PV includes solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) energy.

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