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Small declines were also reported in coal, naturalgas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), naturalgas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). NaturalGas.
Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) added more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month during 2021. . Including new hydropower (28 MW), geothermal (25 MW), and biomass (18 MW), renewables provided 83.6% of all new generating capacity through the end of October.
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