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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)

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

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

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