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U.S. renewable energy additions completely overwhelm those by natural gas in first months of 2020

Solar Power World

A review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign has found that solar, wind and hydropower provided 85.7% electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 — completely overwhelming that provided by natural gas. of new U.S.

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Renewables became second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020, per EIA

Renewable Energy World

In 2020, renewables generated a record 834 billion kWh of electricity, or about 21% of all the electricity generated in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration , coming in second to natural gas at 1,617 billion kWh. Only natural gas produced more electricity than renewables in the U.S.

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Renewable Energy Bucked The Trend In 2020

R-Squared Energy

The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles were: Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021. Remained The World’s Top Oil Producer In 2020. Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance. exajoules of renewable energy.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: BloombergNEF estimate. Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8%

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Renewables Toppled Coal in US Energy Consumption in 2019, EIA Says

GreenTechMedia

got more energy from renewables in 2019 than it did from coal, a year sooner than that same milestone is expected for the electricity sector on its own, according to the Energy Information Administration. By comparison, total consumption of renewable energy hit a record-high 11.5 gigawatt wind energy investment in Oklahoma.

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America’s ‘First’ Renewable Resource Overlooked as States Embrace Clean Energy

GreenTechMedia

With this mission accomplished, a growing number of states have decided to up their ante and adopt 100 percent Clean Energy Standards (CES). Started by Hawaii and California, eight states now have adopted such laws with another wave of state legislatures expected to consider 100 percent CES bills in 2020.

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EIA: Renewables will make up 23% of U.S. electric power generation next year

Renewable Energy World

Electric power generated from renewable energy sources in the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Renewables – including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy – became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in ­­2020 , trailing only natural gas. GW in 2021, and +6.3