D35 · Electricity and Gas Utilities · United States
Electricity generation
United States: 4,430 billion kilowatthours in 2025, +2.8% on 2024. EIA projects 4,596 billion kilowatthours for 2027.
- 4,430 billion kilowatthours Latest · United States · 2025
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 4 Records · 1 region · 2024–2027
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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United States over time. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
Electricity generation
United States, 2024 to 2027
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
Forecasts are dashed, with hollow markers.
Every record
4 records · 1 region · 2024–2027. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States 4 records | |||
| 2027 | 4,596 billion kilowatthours | EIA · 31 Dec 2027 | forecast |
| 2026 | 4,520 billion kilowatthours | EIA · 31 Dec 2026 | forecast |
| 2025 | 4,430 billion kilowatthours | EIA · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| 2024 | 4,309 billion kilowatthours | EIA · 31 Dec 2024 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Total volume of electric energy generated.
- Measure
- One slice of Electricity generation ( form: level ) . Total volume of electric energy generated. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-Term Energy Outlook | EIA | — | 4 |
Other slices of electricity generation
- Renewable share of electricity generation 5097 renewable
- Solar share of electricity generation 5082 solar
- Wind power share of electricity mix 4899 wind
- Gas-fired electricity generation growth 5 natural gas
- Coal-fired electricity generation growth 4 coal
- Natural gas share of electricity generation 4 natural gas
- Wind and solar share of electricity generation 4 wind and solar
- Nuclear electricity generation growth 3 nuclear
- Solar PV share of electricity generation 3 solar pv
- Coal electricity generation growth 2 coal
- Coal share of electricity generation 2 coal
- Low-emissions sources share of electricity generation 2 low emissions
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What is the latest electricity generation?
United States: 4,430 billion kilowatthours in 2025, +2.8% on 2024. EIA projects 4,596 billion kilowatthours for 2027.
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