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New generating capacity in the US continues to outpace gas and other fossil fuels

New U.S. Capacity from Renewable Sources Far Outpace Natural Gas

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Thomas Schueneman | 1 Comments

The first quarter of 2016 is one of lopsided records. First there are the monthly temperature records, with February the most unusually warm on record followed by March, with yet a new record deviation. In the midst of these increasingly worrisome records is another, offering hope that the response to these changing climate patterns is underway. The latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report…

Renewable energy a major source of new generating capacity in the United States

Renewable Energy Provides More Than 40 Percent of New Generating Capacity

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

According to data from the latest Energy Infrastructure Update report just released from the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) Office of Energy Projects, renewable energy sources including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydro account for 40.61 percent of all new electrical energy capacity put into service in the U.S. through the first nine months of 2014. Only natural gas provided more new capacity during…

Renewables sources of energy, including solar, provide 100 percent of all new generating capacity in the U.S. in July

Renewable Energy Provides 100 Percent of New Electrical Generation in July

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Thomas Schueneman | 2 Comments

Data from the latest Energy Infrastructure Update report just released from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects shows that 100 percent of new U.S. electrical generating capacity put into service for July came from renewable energy sources. Those sources include 379 megawatts (MW) from wind energy, 21 MW of solar power and 5 MW of hydropower. July follows on…

New electrical capacity provides clean power and jobs for Americans

Renewables Account for 37 Percent of All New Electrical Generating Capacity in 2013

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

New electrical generating capacity in 2013 According to the just-released Energy Infrastructure Update report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Energy Projects, 37 percent of all new U.S. electrical generation deployed in 2013 came from renewable sources. Energy sources including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind provided 5,279 megawatts (MW) of new installed electrical capacity in 2013, contrasting…

New U.S. Capacity from Renewable Sources Far Outpace Natural Gas

Renewable Energy Provides More Than 40 Percent of New Generating Capacity

Renewable Energy Provides 100 Percent of New Electrical Generation in July

Renewables Account for 37 Percent of All New Electrical Generating Capacity in 2013

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