Renewable energy generation in the United States by source 2009-2018
Generation of renewable energy in the U.S. from 2009 to 2018, by technology (in terawatt hours)
by T. Wang,
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Feb 13, 2019
This statistic represents the non-hydropower renewable energy generation in the United States from 2009 to 2018, by technology. In 2018, the United States had generated 63 terawatt hours of waste-to-energy, biomass, biogas energy.
Generation of renewable energy in the U.S. from 2009 to 2018, by technology (in terawatt hours)
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| Geothermal | Biomass, biogas, waste-to-energy | Solar | Wind | Hydro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018* | 18 | 63 | 98 | 276 | 292 |
| 2017 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 254 | 300 |
| 2016 | 17 | 63 | 55 | 227 | 268 |
| 2015 | 16 | 64 | 39 | 191 | 249 |
| 2014 | 16 | 64 | 29 | 182 | 259 |
| 2013 | 17 | 61 | 9 | 168 | 269 |
| 2012 | 16 | 58 | 4 | 141 | 276 |
| 2011 | 15 | 57 | 2 | 120 | 319 |
| 2010 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 95 | 260 |
| 2009 | 15 | 54 | 1 | 74 | 273 |
| Geothermal | Biomass, biogas, waste-to-energy | Solar | Wind | Hydro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018* | 18 | 63 | 98 | 276 | 292 |
| 2017 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 254 | 300 |
| 2016 | 17 | 63 | 55 | 227 | 268 |
| 2015 | 16 | 64 | 39 | 191 | 249 |
| 2014 | 16 | 64 | 29 | 182 | 259 |
| 2013 | 17 | 61 | 9 | 168 | 269 |
| 2012 | 16 | 58 | 4 | 141 | 276 |
| 2011 | 15 | 57 | 2 | 120 | 319 |
| 2010 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 95 | 260 |
| 2009 | 15 | 54 | 1 | 74 | 273 |
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by T. Wang,
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Feb 13, 2019
This statistic represents the non-hydropower renewable energy generation in the United States from 2009 to 2018, by technology. In 2018, the United States had generated 63 terawatt hours of waste-to-energy, biomass, biogas energy.
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- * Projected, accounting seasonality, based on latest monthly data available through October 2018.
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- * Projected, accounting seasonality, based on latest monthly data available through October 2018.
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