Lower US CO2 Emissions Due In Part To Shifts In Power Generation Sources
We forecast the U.S. energy sector to emit about 4,790 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2023, a … [continued]
US coal power
Coal Will Equal 85% Of U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Retirements In 2022
Operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity to retire in the United States during 2022, according to … [continued]
US Coal Stockpiles Hit Lowest Level Since 1978
Coal stockpiles at U.S. electric power plants totaled 80 million tons at the end of September, the lowest monthly level … [continued]
Renewables = 21.6% of US Electricity in 1st Quarter, 25.5% in March
Renewable energy’s contribution to United States electricity supply has been growing for years. In just the past three years, renewable … [continued]
Solar & Wind Provided 11% of US Electricity in First 2 Months of 2021
Following our US Power Capacity Report for the first two months of 2020, which showed that 99.7% of new US … [continued]
Solar, Wind, Coal, Nuclear, & Nat Gas US Electricity Generation Changes 2010–2020
How has US electricity generation from solar power, wind power, coal power, natural gas, and nuclear shifted in the past 11 years? Let me show you.
Renewables = 20.6% of US Electricity in 2020
2020 US electricity generation data are in from the US Energy Information Administration. Crunching the numbers, renewable energy accounted for … [continued]
Coal Projected To Exit US Electricity By 2033. Trump Might Have Killed It.
In 2019, the Navajo Generating Station closed. Decades earlier, it was blamed for hazing up the views of the Grand … [continued]
Renewables = 23% of US Electricity in November 2020
While renewable energy has been dominating new power capacity in the United States (see: 77–80% Of New US Power Capacity … [continued]
Renewables = 20.4% of US Electricity Generation
In the first 10 months of 2020, renewable energy sources accounted for 20.4% of United States electricity generation. That’s up from 17.5% in the same time period in 2018.
