United States Electricity

See also: United States Energy

Electricity Generation in the United States

the United States generates 4,095,487,406 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 105% of its annual consumption needs).


Nuclear
20%
805,694,000 MWh
Renewable
16%
642,011,707 MWh
Hydroelectricity 267,812,153 MWh (6.54%) Non-Hydroelectric 380,885,681 MWh (9.30%)
Geothermal 15,825,807 MWh (0.39%) Wind 226,992,562 MWh (5.54%) Solar 54,866,492 MWh (1.34%) Tide & Wave 0 MWh (0%) Biomass & Waste 76,514,693 MWh (1.87%)

Electricity Consumption in the United States

the United States consumed 4,095,487,406 MWh of electricity as of 2016.

Import/Export

  • the United States imported 72,716,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 1.86% of its annual consumption needs).
  • the United States exported 6,214,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Electric Consumption 3,902,306,027 MWh
Electric Generation 4,095,487,406 MWh
Nuclear 805,694,000 MWh 19.67%
Renewables 642,011,707 MWh 15.68%
Hydroelectric 267,812,153 MWh 6.54%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 374,199,554 MWh 9.14%
Geothermal 15,825,807 MWh 0.39%
Wind 226,992,562 MWh 5.54%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 54,866,492 MWh 1.34%
Tide & Wave 0 MWh 0%
Biomass & Waste 76,514,693 MWh 1.87%
Fossil Fuels 2,654,467,826 MWh 64.81%
Hydroelectric & Pumped Storage −6,686,127 MWh −0.16%
Net Imports 66,502,000 MWh 1.62%
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

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