US electricity from petroleum, 2001 to 2025
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US electricity from petroleum stood at 19,260 in 2025, up 27.7% on the previous period.
US electricity from petroleum, from the Energy Information Administration's generation survey. The underlying data is monthly; this chart sums it to years so the structural story reads clearly over the seasonal cycle. Since 2001 the series has ranged from 15,084 (2024) to 124,880 (2001); the latest reading is 19,260 for 2025, up from 15,084 the period before.
The energy transition is legible in these curves: renewables compound from a small base while coal descends from a large one, and the crossing points date the turnover better than any announcement.
Frequently asked questions
Is this capacity or actual generation?
Actual net generation in gigawatt hours: electricity produced and sent to the grid, not nameplate capacity. A megawatt of solar capacity produces far fewer hours of output than a megawatt of nuclear.
How fresh is the data?
The EIA publishes monthly with a lag of about two months and revises recent months. The latest year shown may be partial until the December data lands.
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