U.S. Utility-Scale Waste Electricity Net Generation (Monthly): United States
The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 1,178.830 Million Kilowatthours for 2026-07, from U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Reviewed series · Energy & Environment · Monthly · Million Kilowatthours · EIA.MER.ELEC.WASTE.M · USA
Biogenic municipal waste, landfill gas, sludge, agricultural byproducts and other biomass. Through 2000 also includes non-renewable waste. Geography: 50 U.S. states and District of Columbia. Utility-scale facilities, all plant sectors; excludes small-scale solar PV. Before 1989, most electricity data cover electric utilities only; subsequent readings cover electric utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial plants. Monthly flows only. Source annual YYYY13 summary rows excluded. Unadjusted published values; no scaling or seasonal adjustment by SOTW. MER publication date identifies the source edition, not the first release of each observation. Recent monthly data can be preliminary, estimated and revised; the CSV does not provide individual revision/preliminary flags. EIA-authored MER table; public-domain reuse reviewed 2026-10-10. Third-party licensed materials, logos and photographs are not included.
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- 1,178.830
- Million Kilowatthours · 2026-07
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- 1,169.643
- Million Kilowatthours · 2026-06
- Oldest shown
- 1,860.309
- Million Kilowatthours · 2016-08
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
United States · history
Million Kilowatthours · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (Million Kilowatthours) |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 1,178.830 |
| 2026-06 | 1,169.643 |
| 2026-05 | 1,125.025 |
| 2026-04 | 1,069.648 |
| 2026-03 | 1,159.688 |
| 2026-02 | 1,076.022 |
| 2026-01 | 1,165.166 |
| 2025-12 | 1,214.015 |
| 2025-11 | 1,187.975 |
| 2025-10 | 1,160.856 |
| 2025-09 | 1,135.875 |
| 2025-08 | 1,203.826 |
| 2025-07 | 1,230.340 |
| 2025-06 | 1,204.561 |
| 2025-05 | 1,196.912 |
| 2025-04 | 1,176.799 |
| 2025-03 | 1,247.270 |
| 2025-02 | 1,164.975 |
| 2025-01 | 1,254.730 |
| 2024-12 | 1,237.543 |
| 2024-11 | 1,213.303 |
| 2024-10 | 1,241.906 |
| 2024-09 | 1,221.730 |
| 2024-08 | 1,296.999 |
| 2024-07 | 1,264.277 |
| 2024-06 | 1,210.837 |
| 2024-05 | 1,283.044 |
| 2024-04 | 1,148.829 |
| 2024-03 | 1,241.430 |
| 2024-02 | 1,202.921 |
| 2024-01 | 1,294.906 |
| 2023-12 | 1,403.079 |
| 2023-11 | 1,305.243 |
| 2023-10 | 1,303.056 |
| 2023-09 | 1,229.160 |
| 2023-08 | 1,336.754 |
| 2023-07 | 1,335.710 |
| 2023-06 | 1,308.464 |
| 2023-05 | 1,343.629 |
| 2023-04 | 1,188.936 |
| 2023-03 | 1,277.361 |
| 2023-02 | 1,208.508 |
| 2023-01 | 1,345.004 |
| 2022-12 | 1,348.041 |
| 2022-11 | 1,318.203 |
| 2022-10 | 1,368.347 |
| 2022-09 | 1,314.822 |
| 2022-08 | 1,378.754 |
| 2022-07 | 1,406.002 |
| 2022-06 | 1,372.862 |
| 2022-05 | 1,370.733 |
| 2022-04 | 1,341.947 |
| 2022-03 | 1,426.340 |
| 2022-02 | 1,305.616 |
| 2022-01 | 1,431.740 |
| 2021-12 | 1,536.484 |
| 2021-11 | 1,393.144 |
| 2021-10 | 1,439.970 |
| 2021-09 | 1,436.605 |
| 2021-08 | 1,469.540 |
| 2021-07 | 1,496.883 |
| 2021-06 | 1,469.595 |
| 2021-05 | 1,514.154 |
| 2021-04 | 1,465.497 |
| 2021-03 | 1,573.807 |
| 2021-02 | 1,398.920 |
| 2021-01 | 1,594.955 |
| 2020-12 | 1,549.434 |
| 2020-11 | 1,452.646 |
| 2020-10 | 1,489.002 |
| 2020-09 | 1,482.879 |
| 2020-08 | 1,560.810 |
| 2020-07 | 1,541.453 |
| 2020-06 | 1,456.396 |
| 2020-05 | 1,589.522 |
| 2020-04 | 1,557.601 |
| 2020-03 | 1,646.540 |
| 2020-02 | 1,512.221 |
| 2020-01 | 1,654.169 |
| 2019-12 | 1,633.256 |
| 2019-11 | 1,525.457 |
| 2019-10 | 1,573.394 |
| 2019-09 | 1,529.597 |
| 2019-08 | 1,635.717 |
| 2019-07 | 1,616.881 |
| 2019-06 | 1,581.342 |
| 2019-05 | 1,563.806 |
| 2019-04 | 1,509.570 |
| 2019-03 | 1,624.593 |
| 2019-02 | 1,497.710 |
| 2019-01 | 1,672.248 |
| 2018-12 | 1,799.287 |
| 2018-11 | 1,724.295 |
| 2018-10 | 1,743.386 |
| 2018-09 | 1,589.557 |
| 2018-08 | 1,757.519 |
| 2018-07 | 1,750.031 |
| 2018-06 | 1,719.995 |
| 2018-05 | 1,731.562 |
| 2018-04 | 1,725.698 |
| 2018-03 | 1,821.764 |
| 2018-02 | 1,716.064 |
| 2018-01 | 1,816.607 |
| 2017-12 | 1,895.898 |
| 2017-11 | 1,804.841 |
| 2017-10 | 1,727.853 |
| 2017-09 | 1,702.546 |
| 2017-08 | 1,824.891 |
| 2017-07 | 1,823.779 |
| 2017-06 | 1,796.520 |
| 2017-05 | 1,849.796 |
| 2017-04 | 1,741.690 |
| 2017-03 | 1,847.569 |
| 2017-02 | 1,697.118 |
| 2017-01 | 1,897.391 |
| 2016-12 | 1,944.492 |
| 2016-11 | 1,891.249 |
| 2016-10 | 1,693.104 |
| 2016-09 | 1,756.636 |
| 2016-08 | 1,860.309 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-08 to 2026-07. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.