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United States

Clean Energy Share (2024)

41.9%

↑ 1.0pp from 2023

41.9% Clean58.1% Fossil

Generation Breakdown

2024 electricity generation by source (4391.0 TWh total).

Solar

303.8TWh

6.9% of total

Wind

451.9TWh

10.3% of total

Hydro

237.0TWh

5.4% of total

Nuclear

781.9TWh

17.8% of total

Bioenergy

46.4TWh

1.1% of total

Other Renewables

17.5TWh

0.4% of total

Coal

652.2TWh

14.9% of total

Gas

1869.9TWh

42.6% of total

Oil

30.5TWh

0.7% of total

Historical Trend

Clean vs. fossil share since 2000.

Data from Ember (CC-BY-4.0). Clean energy = solar + wind + hydro + nuclear + bioenergy + other renewables. Covers electricity generation only β€” does not include heating, transport, or industrial energy use.

Last updated: April 6, 2026