Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:30:01 +0000
In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that wind and solar energy will lead growth in U.S. power generation for … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 04:40:38 +0000
U.S. coal-related CO2 emissions decreased by 7%, or 68 million metric tons (MMmt), in 2022 relative to 2021. This decrease was … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 04:22:32 +0000
We forecast the U.S. energy sector to emit about 4,790 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2023, a … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:51:55 +0000
… and from growth of fossil gas (aka “natural” gas).
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 22:51:09 +0000
Since 2007, the use of coal for electricity generation has generally been in decline, while the use of renewables has been on the rise. Electricity generation from nuclear had remained relatively flat over the last two decades but has experienced a slight decline in recent years. In 2022, net generation of electricity from renewables reached […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:10:50 +0000
On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, U.S. Department of Energy Strategic Contributions Toward 30 Gigawatts and Beyond, a comprehensive summary of DOE’s role in the nationwide effort to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and setting the nation […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:29:54 +0000
Wind, solar, and battery storage are growing as a share of new electric-generating capacity each year. In 2023, these three technologies account for 82% of the new, utility-scale generating capacity that developers plan to bring online in the United States, according to our Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Utility-scale solar capacity didn’t start ramping up […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:03:26 +0000
The transition to electric vehicles is largely driven by a need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and reduce emissions associated with burning fossil fuels. In 2021, 40% of the electricity produced by the electric power sector was derived from non-fossil fuel sources. Since 2007, the increase in non-fossil fuel sources has been largely […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:50:03 +0000
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Courtesy of The White House Today, the Biden–Harris Administration is launching coordinated actions to develop new floating offshore wind platforms, an emerging clean energy technology that will help the United States lead on offshore wind. In tandem with President Biden’s economic and clean […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:00:40 +0000
Power generation from wind energy has the benefit of not contributing to global warming or polluting the air. But what is the monetary value of this benefit? Before diving into estimating the societal benefits of wind energy, let’s first look at the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted into the atmosphere from different energy technologies, […]