Comments on: Renewable Energy Accounts for 13% of U.S. Electricity by April 2009

By: Coal Ditched for Natural Gas at Power Plants : CleanTechnica

Coal Ditched for Natural Gas at Power Plants : CleanTechnica — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:56:11 +0000

[...] of coal has gone down 14% in the last year. Seven states accounted for half the drop; Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, North [...]

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:21:40 +0000

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

Uncle B — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:21:00 +0000

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:01:09 +0000

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

Brian — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Hi Susan, its great to see this information but I’m curious as to your numbers.

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

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:45:53 +0000

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

Susan Kraemer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +0000

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

RAMC — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:22:49 +0000

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

RAMC — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:22:00 +0000

By: Neal Reardon

Neal Reardon — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:01:29 +0000

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!