Electricity generation by the US electric power sector totaled about 4,260 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2025. In our latest <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/" target="_blank">Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO)</a>, we expect US electricity generation will grow by 1.1% in 2026 and by 2.6% in 2027, when it reaches an annual total of 4,423 BkWh.