The Energy Technologies of North American Countries
The table below shows the different energy technologies that North American countries have used in 2025. In recent years, new energy innovations have caused a shift from non-renewable energy to renewable energy. We can see which countries in North America have shifted to newer energy sources such as solar and wind. This table can address what users' questions on what energy sources are being used in North America. It also shows what types of energy may be emerging or declining.

Country Group Technology Sub-Technology Technology Year Value Unit
Canada Fossil fuels Coal Coal 2025 3580 MW
Canada Fossil fuels Natural gas Natural gas 2025 21617 MW
Canada Fossil fuels Oil Oil 2025 6025 MW
Canada Fossil fuels Other fossil fuels Other fossil fuels n.e.s. 2025 1374 MW
Canada Non-renewable energy Nuclear energy Nuclear energy 2025 12150 MW
Canada Non-renewable energy Other non-renewable energy Other non-renewable energy 2025 38 MW
Canada Renewable hydropower Renewable hydropower Pure hydropower 2025 84126 MW
Canada Marine energy Marine energy Marine energy 2025 1.2 MW
Canada Wind energy Onshore wind energy Onshore wind energy 2025 18153 MW
Canada Solar energy Solar photovoltaic On-grid utility-scale photovoltaic (>1 000 kW) 2025 3876.512 MW
Canada Solar energy Solar photovoltaic On-grid distributed photovoltaic (30-1 000 kW) 2025 1525.988 MW
Canada Bioenergy Solid biofuels Wood fuel 2025 17 MW
Canada Bioenergy Solid biofuels Black liquor 2025 592.04 MW
Canada Bioenergy Solid biofuels Solid wood processing residues 2025 1708.96 MW
Canada Bioenergy Gas biofuels Landfill biogas 2025 83.525 MW
Canada Bioenergy Gas biofuels Wastewater sludge biogas 2025 16.466 MW
Canada Bioenergy Gas biofuels Other biogas from anaerobic digestion 2025 252.009 MW
Canada Bioenergy Renewable waste Renewable municipal waste 2025 38 MW
Canada Energy storage Mechanical storage Pumped hydro 2025 174 MW
Greenland Fossil fuels Oil Oil 2025 96 MW
Greenland Non-renewable energy Other non-renewable energy Other non-renewable energy 2025 0.58 MW
Greenland Renewable hydropower Renewable hydropower Pure hydropower 2025 91.3 MW
Greenland Wind energy Onshore wind energy Onshore wind energy 2025 0.071 MW
Greenland Solar energy Solar photovoltaic Off-grid Solar photovoltaic 2025 0.85 MW
Greenland Bioenergy Renewable waste Renewable municipal waste 2025 0.58 MW
St Pierre Mq Fossil fuels Oil Oil 2025 26.2 MW
USA Fossil fuels Coal Coal 2025 171295.5 MW
USA Fossil fuels Natural gas Natural gas 2025 514174.7 MW
USA Fossil fuels Oil Oil 2025 31923.5 MW
USA Non-renewable energy Nuclear energy Nuclear energy 2025 98451.5 MW
USA Non-renewable energy Other non-renewable energy Other non-renewable energy 2025 1584.5 MW
USA Renewable hydropower Renewable hydropower Pure hydropower 2025 71377.2 MW
USA Renewable hydropower Mixed hydropower Mixed hydropower 2025 12828.8 MW
USA Wind energy Onshore wind energy Onshore wind energy 2025 158201.2 MW
USA Wind energy Offshore wind energy Offshore wind energy 2025 171.3 MW
USA Solar energy Solar photovoltaic On-grid utility-scale photovoltaic (>1 000 kW) 2025 149847.3 MW
USA Solar energy Solar photovoltaic On-grid distributed photovoltaic (30-1 000 kW) 2025 59619.8 MW
USA Solar energy Solar thermal energy Concentrated solar power 2025 1392 MW
USA Geothermal energy Geothermal energy Geothermal energy 2025 2695.5 MW
USA Bioenergy Solid biofuels Bagasse 2025 170 MW
USA Bioenergy Solid biofuels Black liquor 2025 3551.6 MW
USA Bioenergy Solid biofuels Plant husks 2025 50.4 MW
USA Bioenergy Solid biofuels Solid wood processing residues 2025 3673.1 MW
USA Bioenergy Solid biofuels Other biomass processing residues 2025 24.8 MW
USA Bioenergy Liquid biofuels Other liquid biofuels 2025 102.2 MW
USA Bioenergy Gas biofuels Landfill biogas 2025 1507.9 MW
USA Bioenergy Gas biofuels Wastewater sludge biogas 2025 204.2 MW
USA Bioenergy Gas biofuels Other biogas from anaerobic digestion 2025 79.2 MW
USA Bioenergy Renewable waste Renewable municipal waste 2025 950.3 MW
USA Energy storage Mechanical storage Pumped hydro 2025 18934.2 MW
Technologies. (n.d.). https://www.irena.org/Data/View-data-by-topic/Capacity-and-Generation/Technologies

Glossary

Biofuels
Fuel produced from biomass in the form of fossil fuels

Solar Energy
Sun energy converted into thermal or electrical energy

Hydropower
Using falling water to produce electricity

Marine Energy
Renewable energy sources from natural movement in water such as waves

Geothermal Energy
Energy extracted from the Earth's crust

Solar Photovoltaic
Devices or material that convert sunlight into electrical energy

Analysis




In the image above we can see that despite recent innovations of solar energy and hydropower, fossil fuels are still largely used. USA has the highest usage of fossil fuel out of all the energy sources. Users can get from this that there is still much to be done for large countries such as USA to convert to cleaner energy. This can emphasis the need to support clean energy companies.