U.S. renewable energy consumption forecast 2024-2050

Published by Lucía Fernández, Apr 28, 2025

By 2050, approximately 19.43 quadrillion British thermal units of renewable energy are expected to be consumed in the United States, more than double the estimated renewable energy consumed in the country in 2024. Renewables accounted for the largest share of power capacity additions in the U.S. in recent years.

Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2024 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)

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Statistic: Projected renewable energy consumption in the United States in 2024 with a forecast to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)

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April 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2024

Special properties

Marketed renewable energy

Supplementary notes

Figures are projections based on a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology and technological and demographic trends.

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