New Energy Has Delivered Almost 20% Of U.S. Power This Year

1st Half 2018 U.S. Electrical Generation By Renewable Sources Squeaks Past Nuclear Power; Wind + Solar Provide 10% Of Nation's Electricity…

Ken Bossong, August 28, 2018 (Sun Day)

"Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for nearly 20% of net domestic electrical generation during the first half of 2018 - narrowly surpassing that provided by nuclear power…[according to just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Each accounted for almost one-fifth of the nation's electrical generation: renewables (including distributed solar) - 19.867%, nuclear power - 19.863%...[Solar and wind] showed strong growth with solar (i.e., utility-scale + distributed PV) expanding by 27.6% and wind by 11.2% compared to the first half of 2017. Combined, they accounted for nearly a tenth (i.e., 9.9%: wind-7.5%, solar-2.4%) of the nation's electrical generation…" click here for more

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