aneous ▁( including ▁p ump ed ▁storage ), ▁ ▁( 0 . 1 6 %). ▁The ▁US ' s ▁renew able ▁sources ▁( h ydro ▁reported ▁separately ) ▁are ▁wind , ▁ ▁( 6 . 2 2 % ); ▁wood , ▁ ▁( 1 . 0 1 % ); ▁other ▁bi om ass , ▁ ▁( 0 . 5 3 % ▁); ▁ge oth erm al , ▁ ▁( 0 . 3 9 %) ▁and ▁solar , ▁ ▁( 1 . 3 %). ▁Small - scale ▁solar ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁produced ▁an ▁additional ▁. ▁Natural ▁gas ▁electric ity ▁generation ▁exceed ed ▁generation ▁from ▁coal ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁tables ▁summar ize ▁the ▁elect rical ▁energy ▁generated ▁by ▁fuel ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Data ▁from ▁Electric ▁Power ▁Ann ual ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁was ▁used ▁throughout ▁this ▁section . ▁ ▁Note : ▁Bi om ass ▁includes ▁wood ▁and ▁wood ▁derived ▁fuel , ▁land fill ▁gas , ▁bi ogen ic ▁municipal ▁solid ▁waste , ▁and ▁other ▁waste ▁bi om ass . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁generation ▁by ▁source ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁State ▁electric ▁characteristics ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁states ▁have ▁very ▁diverse ▁electric ▁generation ▁systems , ▁and ▁their ▁new ▁initi atives ▁to ▁expand ▁their ▁generation ▁base ▁are ▁equally ▁diverse . ▁Cou ple d ▁with ▁consumption ▁dispar ages , ▁it ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁" have " ▁and ▁" have ▁not " ▁electric ▁energy