EM SC 240N
Energy and Sustainability in Contemporary Culture

Text Version of Figure 3.12

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U.S. electric generation shares percent of total since 1985

This is chart that shows the percent of total electricity generation in the U.S. by fuel source since 1985. Key years are as follows:

1985 electricity fuel mix:

  • Other reneewable sources, including bioenergy 1.37%
  • solar <0.01%
  • wind <0.01%
  • hydro 10.81%
  • nuclear 15.2%
  • oil 4.06%
  • gas 11.08%
  • coal 56.75%

1995 fuel mix:

  • Other reneewable sources, including bioenergy 1.78%
  • solar 0.01%
  • wind 0.09%
  • hydro 8.76%
  • nuclear 19.95%
  • oil 2.26%
  • gas 15.01%
  • coal 52.14%

2005 fuel mix:

  • Other reneewable sources, including bioenergy 1.68%
  • solar 0.02%
  • wind 0.42%
  • hydro 6.18%
  • nuclear 19.1%
  • oil 3.05%
  • gas 18.99%
  • coal 50.06%

2015 fuel mix

  • Other reneewable sources, including bioenergy 1.93%
  • solar 0.91%
  • wind 4.45%
  • hydro 5.69%
  • nuclear 19.36%
  • oil 0.7%
  • gas 33.08%
  • coal 33.88%

2021 fuel mix

  • Other reneewable sources, including bioenergy 1.72%
  • solar 3.76%
  • wind 8.73%
  • hydro 5.87%
  • nuclear 18.64%
  • oil 0.46%
  • gas 38.55%
  • coal 22.22%

Source: Our Wold in Data