geothermal electricity generation across the United States reached a peak of 16.24 billion kilowatt hours.
California is home to the greatest number of geothermal power plants in the United States. As of 2021, there were 30 such plants operated by electric utilities in the state. Nevada followed, with 24 geothermal power plants. That year, Number of geothermal power plants in the United States as of 2021, by state
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EIA. "Number of geothermal power plants in the United States as of 2021, by state." Chart. September 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749659/us-geothermal-power-plants-by-state/
EIA. (2022). Number of geothermal power plants in the United States as of 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749659/us-geothermal-power-plants-by-state/
EIA. "Number of Geothermal Power Plants in The United States as of 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749659/us-geothermal-power-plants-by-state/
EIA, Number of geothermal power plants in the United States as of 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749659/us-geothermal-power-plants-by-state/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Number of geothermal power plants in the United States as of 2021, by state [Graph], EIA, September 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/749659/us-geothermal-power-plants-by-state/