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U.S. net waste-to-energy electric generation 2001-2014

Net electric generation from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2014 (in megawatt hours)
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The data describes the net electric waste-to-energy generation in the U.S. from 2001 to 2014. 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.

2001 15033
2002 14886
2003 14877
2004 14871
2005 14878
2006 15080
2007 14748
2008 14519
2009 14438
2010 14218
2011 14422
2012 14565
2013 14214
2014 14310