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Wind Was 2nd-Largest Source of U.S. Electricity Generation on March 29

April 14, 2022 admin clean power, grid, market research, research, us wind energy, us wind power, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:20:14 +0000

On Tuesday, March 29, wind turbines in the Lower 48 states produced 2,017 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of U.S. electricity, making wind the second-largest source of electric generation for the day, only behind natural gas, according to our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. Daily wind-powered electricity had surpassed coal-fired and nuclear electricity generation separately on other days earlier […]

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Renewable Energy Provided 24% of US Electricity in December

March 30, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, market research, research, Solar energy, us biomass, us coal, us electricity generation reports, us geothermal energy, us hydropower, us natural gas, us nuclear energy, us renewable energy, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:45:55 +0000

Renewable energy sources — particularly solar and wind energy — now dominate new US power capacity installations. But they don’t dominate electricity generation in the country. December 2021 Renewable Energy Generation In the month of December 2021, renewable energy sources accounted for 23.8% of electricity generation across the United States. Wind energy alone accounted for […]

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EIA Reference Case: Renewable Generation Will Supply 44% of U.S. Electricity by 2050

March 18, 2022 admin aeo (annual energy outlook), annual energy outlook, clean power, market research, research, Solar energy, us renewable energy, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:25:21 +0000

In our Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022) Reference case, which reflects current laws and regulations, we project that the share of U.S. power generation from renewables will increase from 21% in 2021 to 44% in 2050. This increase in renewable energy mainly consists of new wind and solar power. The contribution of hydropower remains largely unchanged through […]

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Distributed Wind Energy Innovation: NREL Issues Competitiveness Improvement Project Request for Proposals

March 6, 2022 admin bergey windpower, carter wind turbines, clean power, eocycle america, intergrid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), pecos wind power, primus windpower, qed wind power, us wind energy, wind energy, wind energy technologies office (weto), wind turbines

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 16:30:26 +0000

The Program, Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Will Build on 10 Years of Successful Distributed Wind Energy Innovation The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP). New this year is an opportunity for manufacturers of small and medium-sized […]

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US Electricity: Solar Up 15%, Wind Up 9%

January 9, 2020 admin biomass, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, co2 emissions, Coal, consumer technology, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, hydroelectric, market research, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, research, Solar energy, us coal, us electricity capacity reports, us electricity generation reports, us natural gas, us new renewable energy capacity, us nuclear, us renewable energy, us renewable energy capacity, us solar energy, us wind energy, waste reduction, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 03:00:23 +0000

“Small-scale solar photovoltaics (e.g., rooftop solar systems) alone grew by 19.22% YTD. Compared to all other energy sources, solar-generated electricity has enjoyed the fastest growth rate thus far in 2019.” Natural gas generation grew by 6.71%, nuclear energy generation grew by 0.8%, and coal-generated electricity generation declined by 14.46%