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North America is gifted with abundant energy resources. But approximately 44.3% of North America’s total electricity generation capacity was derived from natural gas. The data below illustrates the distribution of the electricity generation capacity in North America in 2020.
Source of Power
Percentage
Natural Gas
44.32
Coal
20.8
Nuclear
8.83
Wind
8.62
Hydro
8.37
Solar
3.46
Oil
3.14
Other
2.46
North America’s abundance of natural resources makes the region highly suited for green renewable energy generation. The map below, created by EnergyMinute, shows the most significant power source in every U.S. state and Canadian province.
United States
The total U.S. electricity generation is 4.12 trillion kilowatt-hours. The three significant energy categories for electricity generation in the United States are fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, and petroleum), nuclear power, and renewable energy sources.
Natural gas was the most significant source (38%) of U.S. electricity generation. Coal was the 2d-largest energy source for electricity generation (22%).
Petroleum was the source of less than 1% of the United States’ electricity generation.
Sources of electricity generation in the U.S.
Source of Power
Percentage
Natural gas
38
Coal
22
Nuclear
19
Wind
9.2
Hydro
6.3
Solar
2.8
Biomass
1.3
Petroleum
0.5
Geothermal
0.4
Canada
Canada generated 632.2 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2020. More than half of the electricity in Canada (60%) is produced from hydro sources, even though Canada is the 4th largest oil producer and 6th largest natural gas producer in the world. In 2020, Canada produced 4.66 million barrels of crude oil and 15.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. The rest energy is generated from various sources, including natural gas, nuclear, wind, coal, biomass, solar, and petroleum. In 2020, Canada had the 4th-largest installed capacity of hydropower in the world.
Yeah those sources need to be double checked cuz the map is just wrong about Hawaii. Only 1% of energy in Hawaii is from Hydro electric. 57% is from petroleum the highest of any state. Like there is more geothermal then hydro.
Yeah those sources need to be double checked cuz the map is just wrong about Hawaii. Only 1% of energy in Hawaii is from Hydro electric. 57% is from petroleum the highest of any state. Like there is more geothermal then hydro.