Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
Electricity generation in the United States - statistics & facts
In 2024, U.S. net electricity generation stood at approximately 4.3 petawatt hours, more than double the generation reported half a century earlier. The North American country is the second-largest electricity producer worldwide, ranking only behind China. While its annual electricity output has remained fairly stable in the past decade, the sources fueling it have undergone a major transformation in the period.
