| U.S. electricity generation by source, (click here) amount, and share of total in 20171 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Energy source | Billion kWh | Share of total |
| Total - all sources | 4,034 | |
| Fossil fuels (total) | 2,536 | 62.9% |
| Natural gas | 1,296 | 32.1% |
| Coal | 1,206 | 29.9% |
| Petroleum (total) | 21 | 0.5% |
| Petroleum liquids | 12 | 0.3% |
| Petroleum coke | 9 | 0.2% |
| Other gases | 12 | 0.3% |
| Nuclear | 805 | 20.0% |
| Renewables (total) | 687 | 17.0% |
| Hydropower | 300 | 7.4% |
| Wind | 254 | 6.3% |
| Biomass (total) | 63 | 1.6% |
| Wood | 41 | 1.0% |
| Landfill gas | 12 | 0.3% |
| Municipal solid waste (biogenic) | 7 | 0.2% |
| Other biomass waste | 3 | 0.1% |
| Solar (total) | 53 | 1.3% |
| Photovoltaic | 50 | 1.2% |
| Solar thermal | 3 | 0.1% |
| Geothermal | 16 | 0.4% |
| Pumped storage hydropower3 | -6 | -0.2% |
| Other sources | 13 | 0.3% |
Sunday, February 10, 2019
