Electricity generation in the U.S.

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Statista Dossier on electricity generation in the United States

This dossier presents graphs and tables about the electricity generation industry in the United States. Focusing on the generation of both traditional fossil fuel sources and renewable sources, it also provides data on the electricity generated by utilities.

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  • 1. Overview

    • Global generation of electricity 1990-2018

    • Global power mix by energy source 2018

    • Global installed power capacity by source 2019

    • North American electricity generation capacity share by region 2020

    • Power production capacity in the U.S. 2000-2018

    • U.S. electricity generating capacity addition share by technology 2010-2019

  • 2. Electricity generation: coventional

    • Petroleum consumption for power generation in the U.S. 1990-2019

    • Natural gas power production in the U.S. 2000-2020

    • U.S. coal electricity generation 2008-2019

    • Nuclear electricity generation in the U.S. 1975-2020

  • 3. Electricity generation: renewables

    • Power generation from renewable sources in the United States 2007-2020

    • Renewables: share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2018

    • Hydroelectric power generation in the U.S. 2020

    • U.S. net waste-to-energy electric generation 2001-2017

    • Geothermal power production in the U.S. 2005-2020

    • Solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2020

    • Wind power generation in the U.S. 2000-2020

  • 4. Electricity generation market

    • Net power production in the U.S. by sector 1975-2020

    • U.S. revenue for electric power generation, transmission, and distribution 2010-2018

    • Independent power producers' electricity production in the U.S. 2005-2019

    • Base overnight costs of new power plants in the U.S. by technology 2020

    • Power plant operating expenses 1998-2019

    • U.S. residential retail price of electricity by state 2021

  • 5. Outlook

    • U.S. electric power sector capacity outlook 2020-2050

    • Forecasted renewable energy capacity and generation in the U.S. 2020-2050

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