Since 2019, wind has been the major renewable source in the United States, based on net electricity generation. In 2021, electricity generation from wind amounted to nearly 380 billion kilowatt hours. By comparison, electricity generation from solar photovoltaic stood at 115 billion kilowatt hours.
Net generation of renewable electricity in the United States from 2005 to 2021, 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 29, 2022). Net generation of renewable electricity in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by source (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
EIA. "Net generation of renewable electricity in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by source (in billion kilowatt hours)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
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EIA. "Net Generation of Renewable Electricity in The United States from 2005 to 2021, by Source (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189369/electricity-net-generation-from-renewables-in-the-us-since-2005/
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