Share of gas-fired power generation

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40%

United States · as of 30 Jun 2025

Share of gas-fired power generation in United States stood at 40% as of 30 June 2025 (IEA).

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IEA
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Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions
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15 Sep 2026
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Rising natural gas prices exerted upward pressure on US wholesale electricity prices, where gas-fired output makes about 40% of total electricity generation.

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International Energy Agency. (2025). Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/prices-trends-in-wholesale-markets-differ-across-regions. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPS9
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2025, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/prices-trends-in-wholesale-markets-differ-across-regions. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPS9.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2025. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/prices-trends-in-wholesale-markets-differ-across-regions. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPS9.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2025sharembjps9, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPS9}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/prices-trends-in-wholesale-markets-differ-across-regions. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025
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Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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