U.S. Wind Rises

U.S. wind power expected surpass hydro in 2018

Ryan Maye Handy, January 25, 2018 (SF Chronicle)

“Wind is expected to surpass hydroelectric power in 2018 as the largest source of renewable power in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Energy…Hydro power was one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, and has remained the nation's dominant source of renewable power even as wind and solar power have grown rapidly in the past few years…[But the Energy Department expects wind power capacity [in the U.S. is expected to grow by 9 percent in 2018 and 8 percent in 2019, as fewer hydro-electric plants] come online…Wind could then provide as much as nearly 7 percent of utility-scale power generation in the U.S. in 2018, up from 6.3 percent in 2017…[Hydro power would fall] from 7.4 percent in 2017 to 6.6 percent in 2019… click here for more

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