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US Electricity Generation vs US Renewable Energy Share
US Electricity Generation and US Renewable Energy Share correlate at r = +0.69 over 41 years (1985–2025), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.73. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.69, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.73. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.69
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 41 (1985–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.49 to 0.82
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.73
Sources
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
- US Renewable Energy Share (% of primary energy): Our World in Data. US Renewable Energy Share (Our World in Data: Renewables).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.