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Renewables account for 20% of U.S. electricity generation through Q3 2021

Renewable Energy World

Washington DC — Driven by strong solar and wind power growth, electrical generation by renewable energy sources (i.e., also including biomass, geothermal, hydropower) accounted for 20.45% of total U.S. Reflecting worsening drought conditions, though, hydropower fell by 12.47%. ” . . ” .

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

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That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO.

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Retail electricity provider Peninsula Clean Energy now offering 100% emission-free power

Renewable Energy World

Peninsula Clean Energy said it has begun providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity to all of its nearly 300,000 customers, which is ahead of California’s 2045 zero-emission power generation mandate and a step in helping the agency achieve its ultimate goal of providing all customers 100 percent renewable power on a 24/7 basis.

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

Renewable Energy World

The specific contribution from hydropower was not listed. until 2016, and 2020 was the first year that more electricity was generated by renewables and nuclear power than by coal (according to EIA’s data series that dates back to 1949). Coal-fired electricity generation in the U.S.

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Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021

Renewable Energy World

biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) dominated new U.S. Together with generation by hydropower, biomass, and geothermal, overall production by renewables grew by 3.0% more electricity than coal through June 2021 and expanded their lead over nuclear power. and provided 22.4% of total U.S. electrical output.

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Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021

R-Squared Energy

Hydroelectricity, which the Review reports as a separate category is growing globally at a much slower rate than modern renewables like solar power. Global hydropower consumption in 2021 was 40.3 exajoules, which is still more than wind and solar. for modern renewables like wind and solar power.

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Renewables are 87% of new U.S. generating capacity so far this year

Renewable Energy World

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) dominated new U.S. Read more: How states can collaborate on offshore wind to meet ambitious goals in the U.S.