New Energy Bigger Than Nuclear Or Coal
As Trump Administration Considers Bailouts Of Uneconomic Nuclear And Coal Plants; EIA & FERC Data Show Renewables Providing More Electricity Than Nuclear In 27 U.S. States And More Than Coal In A Third
August 1, 2018 (Sun Day Campaign)
“…[New Energy is] now providing more electricity than nuclear power in over half the states and more electricity than coal in a third…And the numbers continue to shift in favor of renewable sources, particularly as falling renewable energy prices and declining electricity demand make nuclear and coal ever-more uneconomic…[Nationwide, according to FERC, New Energy now accounts] for 20.66% of the total available installed generating capacity. That is more than double the generating capacity of the nation's nuclear power plants (9.12%) and is rapidly approaching the capacity of the nation's coal plants (23.04%)…
…[P]roposed generation additions and retirements over the next three years could result in a net loss of an additional 15,898-MW of coal capacity and an increase of just 756-MW of nuclear capacity…while utility-scale renewable sources are projected to mushroom with 156,981-MW of new capacity -- primarily from wind (90,981-MW) and solar (52,216-MW)…And the potential growth in solar does not include distributed, small-scale PV systems (e.g., rooftop solar) which could account for an additional 30% or more in solar capacity…[G]enerating "capacity" is not the same as actual electrical "generation" because nuclear and coal typically have higher capacity factors than most renewable sources…[but the] most recent EIA data show renewables (including distributed solar) providing 20.17% of the nation's electrical generation during the first five months of 2018 compared to 20.14% from nuclear power…[and during the two most recent months reflected in EIA's data] renewables provided 10.6% more electricity than did nuclear power…” click here for more
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