The data describes the total electricity net generation in the U.S. between 1950 and 2017. In 2017, approx. 4.01 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity were generated in the U.S.
U.S. electricity generation
In 2016, the U.S. generated some four petawatt hours of electricity. Broken down by energy source, this includes about 36.75 billion kilowatt hours from solar energy and 226.49 billion kilowatt hours from wind power. While the bulk of US electricity is produced by investor-owned electric utilities, municipal utilities, federal agencies and utility co-operatives, a growing fraction of electricity – especially from renewable sources – is generated by private homes and businesses.
