This statistic represents the net electric waste-to-energy generation in the United States from 2001 to 2017. In 2005, waste-to-energy facilities generated 14,878 megawatt hours of electricity. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without pre-processing.
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Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017
(in megawatt hours)
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Energy Recovery Council . (November 20, 2018). Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in megawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499740/net-waste-to-energy-electric-generation-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . "Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in megawatt hours)." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499740/net-waste-to-energy-electric-generation-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . (2018). Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in megawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499740/net-waste-to-energy-electric-generation-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . "Net Electric Generation from Waste-to-energy Sources in The U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in Megawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499740/net-waste-to-energy-electric-generation-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council , Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in megawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499740/net-waste-to-energy-electric-generation-in-the-us/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in megawatt hours) [Graph], Energy Recovery Council , November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499740/net-waste-to-energy-electric-generation-in-the-us/
