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Electricity generation by fuel in the United States 1990-2018
Electricity generation by fuel in the United States 1990-2018
Total U.S. electricity net generation from 1990 to 2018, by fuel (in billion kilowatt hours)*
This statistic represents the total electricity net generation in the United States between 1990 and 2018, by source. Here, around 1,468 terawatt hours of electricity were generated from natural gas in 2018.
Total U.S. electricity net generation from 1990 to 2018, by fuel (in billion kilowatt hours)*
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| Coal | Nuclear electric power | Natural gas | Hydroelectric pumped storage | Petroleum | Other gases | Renewables** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,146.39 | 807.08 | 1,468.01 | -5.91 | 24.57 | 12.19 | 712.77 |
| 2017 | 1,205.84 | 804.95 | 1,296.42 | -6.5 | 21.39 | 12.47 | 645.46 |
| 2016 | 1,239.15 | 805.69 | 1,378.31 | -6.69 | 24.21 | 12.81 | 609.45 |
| 2015 | 1,352.4 | 797.18 | 1,333.48 | -5.09 | 28.25 | 13.12 | 544.24 |
| 2014 | 1,581.71 | 797.17 | 1,126.61 | -6.17 | 30.23 | 12.02 | 538.58 |
| 2013 | 1,581.12 | 789.02 | 1,124.84 | -4.68 | 27.16 | 12.85 | 522.07 |
| 2012 | 1,514.04 | 769.33 | 1,225.89 | -4.95 | 23.19 | 11.9 | 494.57 |
| 2011 | 1,733.43 | 790.2 | 1,013.69 | -6.42 | 30.18 | 11.57 | 513.34 |
| 2010 | 1,847.29 | 806.97 | 987.7 | -5.5 | 37.06 | 11.31 | 427.38 |
| 2005 | 2,012.87 | 781.99 | 760.96 | -6.56 | 122.23 | 13.46 | 357.65 |
| 2000 | 1,966.27 | 753.89 | 601.04 | -5.54 | 111.22 | 13.96 | 356.48 |
| 1995 | 1,709.43 | 673.4 | 496.06 | -2.73 | 74.55 | 13.87 | 384.8 |
| 1990 | 1,594.01 | 576.86 | 372.77 | -3.51 | 126.46 | 10.38 | 357.24 |
| Coal | Nuclear electric power | Natural gas | Hydroelectric pumped storage | Petroleum | Other gases | Renewables** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,146.39 | 807.08 | 1,468.01 | -5.91 | 24.57 | 12.19 | 712.77 |
| 2017 | 1,205.84 | 804.95 | 1,296.42 | -6.5 | 21.39 | 12.47 | 645.46 |
| 2016 | 1,239.15 | 805.69 | 1,378.31 | -6.69 | 24.21 | 12.81 | 609.45 |
| 2015 | 1,352.4 | 797.18 | 1,333.48 | -5.09 | 28.25 | 13.12 | 544.24 |
| 2014 | 1,581.71 | 797.17 | 1,126.61 | -6.17 | 30.23 | 12.02 | 538.58 |
| 2013 | 1,581.12 | 789.02 | 1,124.84 | -4.68 | 27.16 | 12.85 | 522.07 |
| 2012 | 1,514.04 | 769.33 | 1,225.89 | -4.95 | 23.19 | 11.9 | 494.57 |
| 2011 | 1,733.43 | 790.2 | 1,013.69 | -6.42 | 30.18 | 11.57 | 513.34 |
| 2010 | 1,847.29 | 806.97 | 987.7 | -5.5 | 37.06 | 11.31 | 427.38 |
| 2005 | 2,012.87 | 781.99 | 760.96 | -6.56 | 122.23 | 13.46 | 357.65 |
| 2000 | 1,966.27 | 753.89 | 601.04 | -5.54 | 111.22 | 13.96 | 356.48 |
| 1995 | 1,709.43 | 673.4 | 496.06 | -2.73 | 74.55 | 13.87 | 384.8 |
| 1990 | 1,594.01 | 576.86 | 372.77 | -3.51 | 126.46 | 10.38 | 357.24 |
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This statistic represents the total electricity net generation in the United States between 1990 and 2018, by source. Here, around 1,468 terawatt hours of electricity were generated from natural gas in 2018.
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* According to the source, coal figures include anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal synfuel. Petroleum: fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum, and waste oil. Natural gas: natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. Other gases: last furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels. Hydroelectric pumped storage: pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping.
** Renewable energy figures have been added up. They include the following sources: hydroelectric conventional, biomass, geothermal, solar/PV, wind.
The values have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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- Release date
- March 2019
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
-
* According to the source, coal figures include anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and coal synfuel. Petroleum: fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, jet fuel, kerosene, other petroleum, and waste oil. Natural gas: natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. Other gases: last furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels. Hydroelectric pumped storage: pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping.
** Renewable energy figures have been added up. They include the following sources: hydroelectric conventional, biomass, geothermal, solar/PV, wind.
The values have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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