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Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)*
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U.S. renewable electricity generation by source 2005-2017

This statistic represents renewable electricity net generation in the United States between 2005 and 2017, by source. In 2017, approximately 53 billion kilowatt hours were generated from solar/PV energy sources.

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Release date: March 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2005 to 2017
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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