Comments on: Renewable Energy Accounts for 13% of U.S. Electricity by April 2009 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Coal Ditched for Natural Gas at Power Plants : CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6034 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:56:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6034 […] of coal has gone down 14% in the last year. Seven states accounted for half the drop; Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, North […]

]]> By: Uncle B http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6033 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:21:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6033 Now that most American manufacturing has been bought out, or sold out, to Asiia, and China has become “Manufacturer to the World” it seems only reasonable than less demand, from factories, and former workers would occur! We no longer have jobs, factories or heavy industries, all gone to Asia and we have a surplus of power! Ontario, in Canada, major subsidiary manufacturers for America have the same problem! Huge Nuclear installations, powerful infrastructures in place, astounding housing investments, and no market for their effort! No Jobs, only Honda’s Hyundai’s, Toyota’s and Subaru’s! Goddamn! sounds like bumper-sticker material to me!

]]> By: Uncle B http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23529 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23529 Now that most American manufacturing has been bought out, or sold out, to Asiia, and China has become “Manufacturer to the World” it seems only reasonable than less demand, from factories, and former workers would occur! We no longer have jobs, factories or heavy industries, all gone to Asia and we have a surplus of power! Ontario, in Canada, major subsidiary manufacturers for America have the same problem! Huge Nuclear installations, powerful infrastructures in place, astounding housing investments, and no market for their effort! No Jobs, only Honda’s Hyundai’s, Toyota’s and Subaru’s! Goddamn! sounds like bumper-sticker material to me!

]]> By: Brian http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6032 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:01:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6032 Hi Susan, its great to see this information but I’m curious as to your numbers.

From my calculations of net generation from energy source (http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table1_1.html) it appears that renewables would be at 10.84%, and that’s including pumped hydro storage and “Other”

At any rate I’ll agree its great to see this increase.

]]> By: Brian http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23528 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23528 Hi Susan, its great to see this information but I’m curious as to your numbers.

From my calculations of net generation from energy source (http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table1_1.html) it appears that renewables would be at 10.84%, and that’s including pumped hydro storage and “Other”

At any rate I’ll agree its great to see this increase.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6031 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:45:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6031 RAMC – don’t you think that if coal is down 13% and renewables are up 13%, that’s a wash.

That net generation is down 5%, that’s the economy (plus a little efficiency improvement, I suspect)

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23527 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23527 RAMC – don’t you think that if coal is down 13% and renewables are up 13%, that’s a wash.

That net generation is down 5%, that’s the economy (plus a little efficiency improvement, I suspect)

]]> By: RAMC http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6030 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:22:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6030 The reason coal generation is decreasing has nothing to do with the increase in renewable energy, it has everything to do with the economy. The economic downturn has caused a significant reduction in the need for power. As they said in a time past – “It’s the economy stupid!”

]]> By: RAMC http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23526 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:22:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23526 The reason coal generation is decreasing has nothing to do with the increase in renewable energy, it has everything to do with the economy. The economic downturn has caused a significant reduction in the need for power. As they said in a time past – “It’s the economy stupid!”

]]> By: Neal Reardon http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6029 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:01:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6029 While 45 percent less CO2 per MWh is an impressive technological improvement, this still leaves the Edwardsport IGCC plant as a very GHG intensive form of energy. I’d be more intersted to hear how it compares to a renewable project than to conventional coal.

Limiting damage is fine, but true innovation maximizes the benefits!

]]> By: Neal Reardon http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23525 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23525 While 45 percent less CO2 per MWh is an impressive technological improvement, this still leaves the Edwardsport IGCC plant as a very GHG intensive form of energy. I’d be more intersted to hear how it compares to a renewable project than to conventional coal.

Limiting damage is fine, but true innovation maximizes the benefits!

]]> By: Matthew Johnson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6027 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:45:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6027 This is one of the most exciting articles I have read about Global Warming and renewable energies in quite awhile. Wouldn’t it be great if we made these numbers as well published as the Dow Jones Industrial or the Nasdaq? Everyone could get involved and get excited about our progress! Zoloft sales would go down!

]]> By: Monica from ACCCE http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6028 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:25:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6028 There’s all this talk about wind energy but what about clean coal technology? Once the Duke Energy’s Edwardsport IGCC plant in Indiana is completed (it’s on schedule for 2012), this IGCC plant will be one of the cleanest coal-based power plants in the world, producing 10 times as much power as the existing unit with 45 percent less carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy produced. http://sn.im/factuality5

]]> By: Monica from ACCCE http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23524 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:25:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23524 There’s all this talk about wind energy but what about clean coal technology? Once the Duke Energy’s Edwardsport IGCC plant in Indiana is completed (it’s on schedule for 2012), this IGCC plant will be one of the cleanest coal-based power plants in the world, producing 10 times as much power as the existing unit with 45 percent less carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy produced. http://sn.im/factuality5

]]> By: chrisp http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6026 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:19:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6026 With hydro up… it must have been much cooler and wetter spring. I don’t hear anything more about a draught in the south. Any figures???

]]> By: chrisp http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23523 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23523 With hydro up… it must have been much cooler and wetter spring. I don’t hear anything more about a draught in the south. Any figures???

]]> By: chrisp http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-6025 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:18:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-6025 is this because of a cooler spring??? what was the monthly average temp in these states?

]]> By: chrisp http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/renewable-energy-accounts-for-13-of-electricity-by-april-2009/#comment-23522 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:18:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2799#comment-23522 is this because of a cooler spring??? what was the monthly average temp in these states?

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