Electricity generation in the United States
Annual electricity production, fuel mix and historical observations for United States, with links to its grid operators, electricity market and power stations.
Reference year: 2024. Published snapshot, not live output. Energy is reported in terawatt-hours (TWh).
How much electricity does United States produce?
United States reported 4,391 TWh of domestic electricity generation in 2024. Among the reported source categories, gas produced the most electricity: 1,869.9 TWh.
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
Electricity mix 2024
Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)
Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.
Renewable share uses domestic generation as its denominator. Low-carbon generation includes renewables and nuclear; nuclear is not renewable. Missing fuel categories remain “No data”, and rounded source values need not sum exactly to the reported total.
Generation is not consumption or installed capacity
The source separately reports electricity demand of 4,404.8 TWh for 2024. Domestic generation is not electricity consumed after trade and losses. The demand series is a separate source measure, not a calculated import balance. Power-plant ratings in megawatts (MW) measure capacity; annual production in TWh measures energy.
Searching for “energy production in United States”? This profile answers the electricity part of that question. Transport fuels, heat and total primary-energy production are outside this dataset.
Annual electricity generation in the United States
Every row retains its own reporting year. 2024 remains the common-year comparison even where a newer observation exists. Missing observations are not interpolated.
| Year | Generation (TWh) | Renewable (%) | Low-carbon (%) | Demand (TWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,519.8 | 25.6 | 43 | 4,535.8 |
| 2024 | 4,391 | 24.1 | 41.9 | 4,404.8 |
| 2023 | 4,253.9 | 22.7 | 40.9 | 4,272.8 |
| 2022 | 4,286.9 | 22.3 | 40.3 | 4,328.1 |
| 2021 | 4,153.6 | 20.8 | 39.5 | 4,192.9 |
| 2020 | 4,043.2 | 20.3 | 39.9 | 4,090.5 |
| 2019 | 4,158.4 | 18.3 | 37.8 | 4,197.4 |
| 2018 | 4,201.6 | 17.4 | 36.7 | 4,246 |
| 2017 | 4,052.3 | 17.5 | 37.3 | 4,108.6 |
| 2016 | 4,087.6 | 15.3 | 35 | 4,154.1 |
| 2015 | 4,084 | 13.6 | 33.2 | 4,150.7 |
| 2014 | 4,096 | 13.4 | 32.8 | 4,149.2 |
| 2013 | 4,055.6 | 12.8 | 32.3 | 4,113.5 |
| 2012 | 4,040.7 | 12.2 | 31.2 | 4,087.9 |
| 2011 | 4,088.9 | 12.5 | 31.8 | 4,126.1 |
| 2010 | 4,113.9 | 10.3 | 29.9 | 4,139.9 |
| 2009 | 3,939.8 | 10.5 | 30.8 | 3,973.9 |
| 2008 | 4,107.5 | 9.2 | 28.8 | 4,140.4 |
| 2007 | 4,142.6 | 8.4 | 27.9 | 4,173.8 |
| 2006 | 4,046.9 | 9.4 | 28.9 | 4,065.4 |
| 2005 | 4,035 | 8.8 | 28.1 | 4,059.8 |
| 2004 | 3,952 | 8.7 | 28.7 | 3,963.3 |
| 2003 | 3,868.9 | 9 | 28.8 | 3,875.4 |
| 2002 | 3,844.2 | 8.8 | 29 | 3,865.2 |
| 2001 | 3,727.6 | 7.5 | 28.1 | 3,749.6 |
| 2000 | 3,802.1 | 9.2 | 29.1 | 3,835.9 |
Interactive United States trends and country rankings
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
United States: a varied generation mix with different gas-plant duties
Reporting scope: 2024 national mix; EIA technology explanation published February 2024.
Large renewable fleets coexist with gas and nuclear
In the IEA's 2024 comparison, gas supplies over 40% of US electricity, alongside renewables, nuclear and coal. A large renewable installation count can coexist with gas producing the most energy: counts and output answer different questions.
Source: IEA: Global Energy Review 2025, 2024 electricity mixes (CC BY 4.0).
A Gas label does not identify the cycle
EIA distinguishes combined-cycle turbines, simple-cycle turbines, steam turbines and internal combustion engines in the US gas fleet. Their efficiency and dispatch roles differ. Inspect the original record before treating every gas station as the combined-cycle configuration illustrated in the technology guide.
Source: EIA: natural gas generation technologies and regional use.
Understand the data
By Power Stations Worldwide · Context sources checked · Review scope. This date does not update the underlying plant inventory or electricity series.
Compare United States with its region
These are geographic country groupings, not one connected electrical grid. Country totals are not divided across continents for transcontinental countries.
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