This statistic represents renewable electricity net generation in the United States between 2005 and 2018, by source. In 2018, approximately 66.6 billion kilowatt hours were generated from solar/PV energy sources.
Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)*
* 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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EIA. (March 26, 2019). Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA. "Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)*." Chart. March 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA. (2019). Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA. "Renewable Electricity Net Generation in The U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by Source (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA, Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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