Home / Indicators / Electricity generation vs Electricity demand growth in United States Electricity generation vs Electricity demand growth in United States In 2026, electricity generation in United States was 4,520 billion kilowatthours (forecast); electricity demand growth was 2.2% (forecast).
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Over time United States, spaced by time
from 2024 to 2026
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Electricity generation
Unit: billion kilowatthours · 3 observations
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Electricity generation Electricity generation. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 4,309 billion kilowatthours to 4,520 billion kilowatthours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 4,520 billion kilowatthours (2026).
billion kilowatthours
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
2024
2025
2026
FORECAST
4,309
4,520
Electricity generation Electricity generation. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 4,309 billion kilowatthours to 4,520 billion kilowatthours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 4,520 billion kilowatthours (2026).
billion kilowatthours
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
2024
2025
2026
FORECAST
4,309
4,520
Electricity generation Electricity generation. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 4,309 billion kilowatthours to 4,520 billion kilowatthours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 4,520 billion kilowatthours (2026).
billion kilowatthours
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
2024
2025
2026
FORECAST
4,309
4,520
View the underlying data Electricity demand growth
Unit: % · 3 observations
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Electricity demand growth Electricity demand growth. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 2.1% to 2.3%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.2% (2026).
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
2024
2025
2026
FORECAST
2.1%
2.2%
Electricity demand growth Electricity demand growth. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 2.1% to 2.3%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.2% (2026).
%
0
1
2
3
2024
2025
2026
FORECAST
2.1%
2.2%
Electricity demand growth Electricity demand growth. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 2.1% to 2.3%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.2% (2026).
%
0
1
2
3
2024
2025
2026
FORECAST
2.1%
2.2%
View the underlying data Shared periods
Side by side Only 3 periods are
published for both series in United States. Comparing
anything else would mean comparing different years.
Provenance
Where these numbers come from Total volume of electric energy generated.
4 observations in United States · source
organisations: EIA
Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.
3 observations in United States · source
organisations: IEA
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Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON