Renewable Generation Surpassed Nuclear in the U.S. Electric Power Sector in 2021, Electric Power Monthly EIA
Electric power sector generation from renewable sources totaled 795 million megawatt-hours in the United States during 2021, surpassing nuclear generation, which totaled 778 million MWh. The U.S. electric power sector does not include electricity generators in the industrial, commercial, or residential sectors, such as small-scale solar or wind or some combined-heat-and-power systems.
The increase in U.S. electric power sector renewable generation during 2021 came mainly from more wind and solar generation as a result of more wind turbines and utility-scale solar power plants coming online. Wind generation increased by 12% in 2021, and utility-scale solar generation increased by 28%. Hydroelectric generation decreased to its lowest level since 2015, mainly because of dry conditions in the western United States.
Nuclear-powered generation has remained relatively steady in the United States during the past decade because
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