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The U.S. produced a record amount of energy in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

What’s going on: “U.S. total energy production was more than 103 quadrillion British thermal units in 2024, a 1% increase from the previous record set in 2023. Several energy sources—natural gas, crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, biofuels, solar and wind—each set domestic production records last year.”

The details: Natural gas has been the primary source of American domestic energy production—accounting for approximately 28% of total energy production last year—every year since 2011.

• Crude “was a record 13.2 million barrels per day in 2024, 2% more than the previous record set in 2023.”
• Natural gas plant liquids, which are fuels extracted from the processing of natural gas such as ethane and propane, totaled a record 4 trillion cubic feet in 2024, up 7% from 2023 and accounting for approximately 9% of total U.S. energy production that year.

Other sources: Solar, wind and biofuels also set records in 2024.

• Solar and wind production increased by 25% and 8%, respectively, as new generating capacity was added.
• Biofuels—which comprise biodiesel, renewable diesel and ethanol, as well as other biofuels like sustainable aviation fuel—accounted for “a record 1.4 million barrels per day, up 6% from previous records set in 2023.”
• Output from geothermal declined slightly from 2023.

The NAM says: “This data is clear evidence of the strength and success of an all-of-the-above energy strategy,” said NAM Director of Energy and Resources Policy Michael Davin.

• “Given the growth of artificial intelligence and data centers, we will continue to need record levels of energy generation. By continuing down this path, we could reach our goal of U.S. energy dominance on the world stage.”