This statistic illustrates the number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, broken down by source. As of that time, there were around 648 landfill digesters in operation that produced 18,387 gigawatt hours of energy equivalents per year.
Number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, by source
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US Department of Energy. (January 25, 2017). Number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694214/us-biogas-facilities-and-energy-generation-by-source/
US Department of Energy. "Number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, by source." Chart. January 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694214/us-biogas-facilities-and-energy-generation-by-source/
US Department of Energy. (2017). Number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694214/us-biogas-facilities-and-energy-generation-by-source/
US Department of Energy. "Number of Biogas Facilities and Energy Generation in The United States in 2016, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694214/us-biogas-facilities-and-energy-generation-by-source/
US Department of Energy, Number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694214/us-biogas-facilities-and-energy-generation-by-source/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of biogas facilities and energy generation in the United States in 2016, by source [Graph], US Department of Energy, January 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694214/us-biogas-facilities-and-energy-generation-by-source/