The given chart depicts the data of the electricity generated using two different energy sources; renewable and non-renewable, in the United States between the years 2009 and 2019, in billion kilowatt-hours.
Overall, the electricity generation is much higher from non-renewable sources when compared to renewable energy.
The electricity generated in the United States in 2009 from coal was the highest compared to other sources of energy, 1,756 bkwh of energy was made by burning coal. After a decade, the use of coal became less, and Americans increased their generation of electricity in a more reliable way using natural gas, which was about 1,582 bkwh of electricity. The use of petroleum to generate electric current was below 60 bkwh in both of the years.
Moving to the renewable sources of energy, the hydroelectric power generated was the same in the years 2009 and 2019, producing 273 bkwh of electric current. Then, in the following years, the use of wind energy to create electricity skyrocketed up to 300 bkwh. Moreover, geothermal energy generation remained constant below 20 bkwh. The solar power was only 1 bkwh in 2009 and had a slight increase in generated current to 73 bkwh after a decade.
In summary, this graph shows the statistical report of electric power generated by energy sources.