Wind is the major non hydroelectric renewable energy source in the United States. In 2024, electricity generation from wind amounted to 453.5 terawatt hours. Solar followed, with a net electricity generation of 218.5 terawatt hours. By comparison, waste electricity generation amounted to 14.9 terawatt hours.
Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2024, by source
(in gigawatt hours)
*According to the source, this category includes municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts and other biomass. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (April 24, 2025). Net generation of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in the U.S. in 2024, by source (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184136/net-generation-of-non-hydroelectric-renewable-energy-in-the-us/
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