Electricity generation in the U.S.

Statistics report on electricity generation in the United States

Electricity generation in the U.S.

This report presents graphs and tables about the electricity generation industry in the United States. Focusing on the generation of both fossil fuel and renewable sources, it also provides data on utilities' operating expenses and the industry's outlook for the next decades.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Global electricity production 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global electricity mix 2022, by energy source
  • Premium Statistic Global power production 2022, by leading country
  • Premium Statistic Global renewable electricity generation 2021, by region
  • Basic Statistic Electricity generation and distribution revenue in the U.S. 2010-2021

Key figures

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. electricity generating capacity addition share 2010-2022, by technology
  • Basic Statistic U.S. electricity generation capacity share 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Net power production in the U.S. 1950-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly electricity production in the United States 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2007-2022, by fuel
  • Basic Statistic Independent power producers' electricity generation in the U.S. 2005-2022

Conventional electricity

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  • Basic Statistic Petroleum consumption for power generation in the U.S. 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic Natural gas power generation in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. coal electricity generation 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Nuclear electricity generation in the U.S. 1975-2022

Renewables

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  • Premium Statistic Renewable power generation in the United States 2007-2022
  • Premium Statistic Renewables share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Wind power generation in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Hydroelectric power generation in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Geothermal power generation in the U.S. 2005-2022

Costs

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  • Basic Statistic Base overnight costs of new power plants in the U.S. 2023, by technology
  • Premium Statistic Cost of electricity production from natural gas in the United States Q1 2022-Q3 2023
  • Premium Statistic Cost of power production from coal in the United States Q1 2022-Q3 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. shareholder-owned electric utilities operating expenses 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. shareholder-owned electric utilities expenses 2022, by category
  • Basic Statistic Power plant operating expenses in the U.S. 1998-2022, by type

Outlook

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  • Basic Statistic Electric power capacity outlook in the U.S. 2022-2050
  • Premium Statistic Renewable electricity capacity and generation in the U.S. 2022-2050
  • Basic Statistic Levelized capital costs of electricity generation in the U.S. 2028, by source
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