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U.S. renewable electricity generation by source 2005-2018
Renewable electricity net generation in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)*
by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 23, 2019
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)*
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 23, 2019
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.
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- * 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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- * 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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