In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for about 21 percent of the total electricity generated in the United States. Of that share, wind power accounted for the largest proportion of U.S. electricity generation, at roughly 10 percent. Geothermal, on the other hand, accounted for just 0.4 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S. that year.
Renewable energy share of total electricity generated in the United States in 2023, by source
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