Solar & Wind Power = 71% of New US Power in 2022 (January–July)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:36:18 +0000

Solar and wind power continue to dominate new power capacity in the United States. July was actually a poor month relatively speaking, with just 56% of new power capacity coming from renewable energy sources due to a notable fossil gas (aka “natural gas”) capacity addition, but for the first 7 months of the year as […]

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Wind Was 2nd-Largest Source of U.S. Electricity Generation on March 29

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:20:14 +0000

On Tuesday, March 29, wind turbines in the Lower 48 states produced 2,017 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of U.S. electricity, making wind the second-largest source of electric generation for the day, only behind natural gas, according to our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. Daily wind-powered electricity had surpassed coal-fired and nuclear electricity generation separately on other days earlier […]

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83% of New Power Capacity in 2021 Came from Renewables — US Power Capacity Report

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:48:01 +0000

New US Power Capacity by Source Renewable energy power plants continue to dominate new power capacity additions in the United States. In December, approximately 80% of new power capacity in the country came from renewables, following an even bigger month of November in which the split was 90% for renewables. For the full year, renewables […]

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