significantly higher in France, despite the country having fewer nuclear power plants in operation.
The statistic shows the nuclear share of electricity net generation in the United States from 1975 to 2019. Nuclear energy accounted for 19.7 percent of the nation's total electricity generation in 2019. The contribution of nuclear energy is Share of nuclear power in electricity production in the United States from 1975 to 2019
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EIA. (March 26, 2020). Share of nuclear power in electricity production in the United States from 1975 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273208/nuclear-share-of-electricity-generation-in-the-us/
EIA. "Share of nuclear power in electricity production in the United States from 1975 to 2019." Chart. March 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273208/nuclear-share-of-electricity-generation-in-the-us/
EIA. (2020). Share of nuclear power in electricity production in the United States from 1975 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273208/nuclear-share-of-electricity-generation-in-the-us/
EIA. "Share of Nuclear Power in Electricity Production in The United States from 1975 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273208/nuclear-share-of-electricity-generation-in-the-us/
EIA, Share of nuclear power in electricity production in the United States from 1975 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273208/nuclear-share-of-electricity-generation-in-the-us/ (last visited March 08, 2021)