U.S. Electricity Demand Expected to Increase with Climate Action

Historical U.S. electricity demand and projections based on low-demand and high-demand scenarios from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's 100% Clean Electricity by 2035 study

Historical U.S. electricity generation demand and future projections, measured in thousand megawatt-hours (MWh), with scenarios for both low demand and high demand according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) clean electricity by 2035 pathway.

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Projections for U.S. electricity demand do not include Hawaii or Alaska.

Sources: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).Get the data