Electricity generation vs Renewable share of electricity generation in United States

In 2025, electricity generation in United States was 4,430 billion kilowatthours; renewable share of electricity generation was 25.6%.

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United States, annual figures, spaced by time from 2024 to 2025 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.

Electricity generation

Unit: billion kilowatthours · 2 observations

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Electricity generationElectricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 4,309 billion kilowatthours to 4,430 billion kilowatthours. Latest value 4,430 billion kilowatthours (2025). billion kilowatthours 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 2024 2025 4,309 4,430
Electricity generationElectricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 4,309 billion kilowatthours to 4,430 billion kilowatthours. Latest value 4,430 billion kilowatthours (2025). billion kilowatthours 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 2024 2025 4,309 4,430
Electricity generationElectricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 4,309 billion kilowatthours to 4,430 billion kilowatthours. Latest value 4,430 billion kilowatthours (2025). billion kilowatthours 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 2024 2025 4,309 4,430
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Electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 4,309 billion kilowatthours
2025 Actual 4,430 billion kilowatthours
Source: EIA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Renewable share of electricity generation

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 24.1% to 25.6%. Latest value 25.6% (2025). % 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 2024 2025 24% 26%
Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 24.1% to 25.6%. Latest value 25.6% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 2024 2025 24% 26%
Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 24.1% to 25.6%. Latest value 25.6% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 2024 2025 24% 26%
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Renewable share of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 24.1%
2025 Actual 25.6%
Source: Ember · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Electricity generation Renewable share of electricity generation
2024 4,309 billion kilowatthours EIA 24.1% Ember
2025 4,430 billion kilowatthours EIA 25.6% Ember

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Electricity generation

Total volume of electric energy generated.

2 observations charted in United States (of 4 annual records) · source organisations: EIA

Renewable share of electricity generation

Renewable sources' share of total electricity generation.

2 observations charted in United States (of 26 annual records) · source organisations: Ember

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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