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Renewables account for 20% of U.S. electricity generation through Q3 2021

Renewable Energy World

Washington DC — Driven by strong solar and wind power growth, electrical generation by renewable energy sources (i.e., also including biomass, geothermal, hydropower) accounted for 20.45% of total U.S. Reflecting worsening drought conditions, though, hydropower fell by 12.47%. ” . . ” .

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Renewable Energy Reaches New Heights

R-Squared Energy

In previous articles, I discussed: Overall highlights Trends in global carbon dioxide emissions Global production and consumption of petroleum Global production and consumption of natural gas Global production and consumption of coal Trends in nuclear power Today I will discuss renewable energy, with a focus on the growth of wind and solar power.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

GreenTechMedia

That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO.

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At mid-year, U.S. renewable energy production hits all-time high

Renewable Energy World

biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. Wind is now the largest single renewable energy source, accounting for 27.78% of total U.S. Domestic production of renewable energy (i.e.,

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Ameren Missouri Looks to Harness Wind, Solar and Batteries With $7.6B ‘Smart Energy Plan’

GreenTechMedia

million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Missouri's lagging wind market. Unlike most utility grid modernization plans, however, Ameren Missouri’s plan also includes $1 billion for wind power.

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Retail electricity provider Peninsula Clean Energy now offering 100% emission-free power

Renewable Energy World

Peninsula Clean Energy said it has begun providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity to all of its nearly 300,000 customers, which is ahead of California’s 2045 zero-emission power generation mandate and a step in helping the agency achieve its ultimate goal of providing all customers 100 percent renewable power on a 24/7 basis.

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Renewables became second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020, per EIA

Renewable Energy World

The specific contribution from hydropower was not listed. until 2016, and 2020 was the first year that more electricity was generated by renewables and nuclear power than by coal (according to EIA’s data series that dates back to 1949). Coal-fired electricity generation in the U.S.