The visual data illustrates the hours spent on electricity generation in the United States from both renewable and non-renewable sources in the years 2009 and 2019.
Overall, it is evident that electricity generated from non-renewable sources surpassed that from renewable sources in both years.
Delving into the specifics, the use of solar energy significantly increased from about 1 billion kWh in 2009 to 73 billion kWh in 2019. Similarly, wind energy rose dramatically from approximately 94 billion kWh in 2009 to 300 billion kWh in 2019. There was also a moderate increase in natural gas usage, which grew from 921 billion kWh in 2009 to 1,582 billion kWh in 2019.
Additionally, the energy generated from plant matter and nuclear sources only showed slight increases, rising from 54 billion kWh to 58 billion kWh and from 791 billion kWh to around 809 billion kWh, respectively. Geothermal production saw a modest rise from 15 billion kWh to 16 billion kWh.
In contrast, petroleum production experienced a slight decline from 57 billion kWh in 2009 to 40 billion kWh in 2019, while coal generation dramatically decreased from about 1,756 billion kWh in 2009 to 966 billion kWh in 2019.