Renewable Energy in the United States

Introduction

Renewable Energy in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States renewable energy market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The renewable energy market consists of the consumption of electricity generated via Geothermal, Solar, Wind and Hydroelectric means, as well as through wood and waste combustion. Data are reported as net consumption as opposed to gross consumption. Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units. The volume of the market is calculated as the volume of electricity consumed (in billions of kilowatt hours, kWh), and the market value has been calculated according to average annual renewable electricity prices..
• Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.
• The US renewable energy market had total revenue of $40.1 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 1.9% between 2006-2010, to reach a total of 430.5 billion kWh in 2010.
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 6.3% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $54.3 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United States renewable energy market by value in 2010?

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How large is the United States’s renewable energy market in relation to its regional counterparts?