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Energy charts
16 charts about energy, each with its public source, its numbers and its date.
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How much of US electricity comes from wind?
Wind made 10.5% of US electricity in 2025, against 10.5% in 2024, 2.3% in 2010 and 0.4% in 2005. Each point is wind's share of all net generation that year; ...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from wind and solar?
In 2025 wind and solar made 60.7% of Iowa's electricity, 59.1% of South Dakota's and 51.9% of New Mexico's, against 17.2% across the US and 0.9% in Alabama. ...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from solar?
Solar made 6.7% of US electricity in 2025, up from 0.6% in 2015 and 2.2% in 2020; before 2012 it was under a tenth of a percent. The chart counts only utilit...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from nuclear power?
Nuclear power made 17.7% of US electricity in 2025. Its share grew from almost nothing in 1960 to 19% by 1990, and its highest was 20.6% in 2001. The 2025 fi...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from nuclear power?
In 2025 nuclear power made 56.4% of New Hampshire's electricity, 54.2% of South Carolina's and 50.5% of Illinois's, against 17.7% across the US. Many states,...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from natural gas?
In 2025 natural gas made 87.5% of Rhode Island's electricity, followed by Delaware (85.3%) and Massachusetts (77.3%). Across the US it made 40.8%, and the sm...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from hydropower?
Hydropower made 5.6% of US electricity in 2025, down from 32% in 1949. In 2025 dams made about as much as they did in 1970, while total generation had nearly...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from coal?
In 2025 coal made 86.9% of West Virginia's electricity, followed by Kentucky (66%) and Missouri (63.7%). Across the US it made 16.6%, and some states made no...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from wind and solar?
Wind and solar made 17.2% of US electricity in 2025, up from 2.3% in 2010 and under 1% through 2007. Solar counts only utility-scale plants, not rooftop pane...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Where does US electricity come from?
In 2025 natural gas made 40.8% of US electricity, followed by nuclear (17.7%) and coal (16.6%). Wind made 10.5% and solar 6.7%. Solar counts only utility-sca...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much has a gallon of gas cost in the US since 1990?
Regular gas averaged $4.31 a gallon in October 2026. The monthly average peaked at $4.93 in June 2022 and was lowest at $0.92 in February 1999. Each point av...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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How much do US homes pay for electricity?
Homes paid 17.3 cents per kilowatt-hour on average in 2025, about 2 times the 8.6 cents of 2001. Each point is the average residential price across all US ut...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from natural gas?
Natural gas made 40.8% of US electricity in 2025, up from 12.3% in 1990. It passed coal in 2016 to become the largest source, and its highest share was 43.4%...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Where in the US is gas most expensive?
In the week of November 2, 2026, regular gas cost $5.30 a gallon on the West Coast and $3.64 on the Gulf Coast, where most US refineries are; the U.S. averag...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update · Data as of Nov 2, 2026
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Which states pay the most for electricity?
In 2025 homes in Hawaii paid 40.6 cents per kilowatt-hour, 3.4 times the 11.8 cents in North Dakota. The US average was 17.3 cents; California and Massachuse...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from coal?
Coal made 16.6% of US electricity in 2025, down from a peak of 56.9% in 1988 and 48.5% as late as 2007. Natural gas overtook it in 2016. Each point is coal's...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025