The statistics shows the electricity capacity of biomass as a share of total electricity generating capacity in the United States between 2000 and 2015. In 2015, biomass accounted for around 1.4 percent of U.S. electricity generating capacity.
Biomass electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015
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US Department of Energy. "Biomass electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015." Chart. November 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196670/biomass-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2016). Biomass electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196670/biomass-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Biomass Electricity Capacity as a Percentage of Total Electricity Generating Capacity in The U.S. from 2000 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196670/biomass-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/
US Department of Energy, Biomass electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196670/biomass-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Biomass electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 [Graph], US Department of Energy, November 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/196670/biomass-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/