The latest S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows that a total of 49 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation capacity will be added in the United States in 2019, but will also see the retirement of nearly 6 GW of coal.
The latest energy and electricity forecasts from the US government has predicted that wind energy will outperform hydropower for the first time, providing a greater share of the country’s electricity mix in 2019.
Nearly 40%, or 10.4 gigawatts (GW), of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems operating in the United States at the end of 2017 were fixed-tilt PV systems rather than tracking systems. Of the utility-scale fixed-tilt solar PV systems, 76% of the capacity was installed at a fixed angle between 20 degrees and 30 degrees from the horizon.
Where does America get is electricity? A new interactive feature by the New York Times has the data for each state and the nation as a whole.
The United States Energy Information Administration has published new numbers this week which show energy-related CO2 emissions for 2018 will increase by 3%, undermining its own fragile attempts to highlight 2017’s drop in CO2 emissions against the likely increase in 2018 emissions that has been evident throughout the year.
The US Energy Information Administration has published numbers this week which shows 2018 US coal consumption is expected to fall to 691 million short tons (MMst), its lowest level in 39 years.
Wind and solar electricity generation in 2017 provided at least 20% of total generation in 10 states, according to new figures published by the US Government’s Energy Information Administration.
The natural gas industry is growing seemingly by leaps and bounds, and yet a number of people believe it is clear that something is very wrong with it.
A SUN DAY analysis of US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed that in the first half of 2018 renewables generated about 19.867% of US net electricity generation, which was just slightly more than the 19.863% nuclear power produced. Ken Bossong, the Executive Director of the SUN DAY campaign, answered some questions for CleanTechnica about the situation.
A handful of reports published over recent weeks by the US Government’s own Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) have revealed that coal and nuclear continue their decline across the country, while renewable energy continues to surge with longevity which will quickly take it out beyond the reach of the United States’ traditional generators.
