This statistic represents a breakdown of the net energy generation in the United States in 2016, categorized by fuel type. In that year, nuclear fuel accounted for around 21 percent of net electricity generation in the U.S.
Distribution of U.S. net electricity generation in 2016, by fuel type
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Analysis Group. (June 20, 2017). Distribution of U.S. net electricity generation in 2016, by fuel type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746139/us-breakdown-of-net-electricity-generation-by-type/
Analysis Group. "Distribution of U.S. net electricity generation in 2016, by fuel type." Chart. June 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746139/us-breakdown-of-net-electricity-generation-by-type/
Analysis Group. (2017). Distribution of U.S. net electricity generation in 2016, by fuel type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746139/us-breakdown-of-net-electricity-generation-by-type/
Analysis Group. "Distribution of U.S. Net Electricity Generation in 2016, by Fuel Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746139/us-breakdown-of-net-electricity-generation-by-type/
Analysis Group, Distribution of U.S. net electricity generation in 2016, by fuel type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746139/us-breakdown-of-net-electricity-generation-by-type/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Distribution of U.S. net electricity generation in 2016, by fuel type [Graph], Analysis Group, June 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746139/us-breakdown-of-net-electricity-generation-by-type/