Huge 2018 Numbers For U.S. New Energy

Wind And Solar Provide 98% Of All New Electrical Generating Capacity In January + February; Renewables Now Provide More Than One-Fifth Of Nation's Installed Generating Capacity Renewables Account For Almost 70% Of Proposed Net Generation Additions Over Next Three Years

Ken Bossong, April 24, 2018 (Sun Day)

"Wind and solar accounted for more than 98% of all new U.S. electrical generation placed into service in the first two months of this year…FERC's latest Energy Infrastructure Update (with summary statistics for January and February 2018) also reveals that the total installed capacity of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) now provides over one-fifth (i.e., 20.39%) of total available U.S. generating capacity…FERC's report further suggests that the rapid expansion and growing dominance of renewable energy sources will continue at least through March 2021…” click here for more

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