|
I
|
n yet another clear
indication of the nation’s energy future, renewable sources—biomass,
geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind—accounted for nearly 70 percent (69.75
percent) of new electrical generation placed in service in the U.S. during the
first six months of 2015.
New capacity from renewable energy sources during the first
half of 2015 is 904 times greater than that from coal and more than double that
from natural gas.
According to the recently-released “Energy Infrastructure
Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of
Energy Projects, 18 new “units” of wind accounted for 1,969 megawatts (MW) of
new generating capacity—or more than half of all new capacity year-to-date.
Among renewable sources, solar followed with 549 MW (71 units), biomass 128 MW
(7 units), geothermal steam 45 MW (1 unit) and hydropower 21 MW (1 unit).
Twenty-one units of natural gas contributed 1,173 MW.
Read the EcoWatch
story - “Renewable Energy Accounts for 70% of New U.S. Generating Capacity in First Half of 2015”.
No comments:
Post a Comment