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Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021
Or a straightforward way to say that renewables are doing great because of their low cost.That sounds like a backhanded way of saying the reason for our energy problems and shortages now is that for far too many years, the government has been way too lax on keeping up with nuclear plant development, hydro development, NG plant development and certainly heavens-forbid no coal plant development despite vast availability and our scrubbing technology.
You could say that but it would be a lie. There is nothing "cheap" about tapping energy from wind and solar. What gains have been made have largely been artificial through government subsidies. If the government was as interested in the other, normal energy plants, they would be a booming business as well.Or a straightforward way to say that renewables are doing great because of their low cost.
Oklahoma gas very limited energy needs.Oklahoma is 45% renewable now
You need to read many of my thread starts on this page alone. (Cheapest) (IEA)You could say that but it would be a lie. There is nothing "cheap" about tapping energy from wind and solar. What gains have been made have largely been artificial through government subsidies. If the government was as interested in the other, normal energy plants, they would be a booming business as well.
Oklahoma gas very limited energy needs.
Lie?You could say that but it would be a lie. There is nothing "cheap" about tapping energy from wind and solar. What gains have been made have largely been artificial through government subsidies. If the government was as interested in the other, normal energy plants, they would be a booming business as well.
Oklahoma gas very limited energy needs.
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You could say that but it would be a lie. There is nothing "cheap" about tapping energy from wind and solar. What gains have been made have largely been artificial through government subsidies. If the government was as interested in the other, normal energy plants, they would be a booming business as well.
Oklahoma gas very limited energy needs.
www.usmessageboard.com
Lie? 3You could say that but it would be a lie. There is nothing "cheap" about tapping energy from wind and solar. What gains have been made have largely been artificial through government subsidies. If the government was as interested in the other, normal energy plants, they would be a booming business as well.
Oklahoma gas very limited energy needs.
www.usmessageboard.com
Renewables account for 74% of new US capacity
Utility-scale solar added in 2022 reached 9924MW and wind 8512MW, says FERC data analysis by SUN DAY
9 February 2023
Renewable energy provided nearly three quarters (74%) of new utility-scale generating capacity in the US in 2022.
Based upon a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), new utility-scale solar capacity was 9924MW, or 39.6% of the total, while new wind capacity provided 8512MW, or 33.9% of the total.
Solar and Wind Each “Comfortably Surpassed” the 6469MW of New natural gas capacity (25.8%).
Including geothermal (90MW), biomass (31MW), and hydropower (24MW), capacity additions by the mix of renewable energy sources accounted for 18,581MW of the 25,085MW in new generating capacity by all sources in 2022.
Oil added 18MW and nuclear increased by 17MW; there were no new additions reported for coal.
By the end of 2022, renewable energy sources collectively provided 27.3% of the total available installed generating capacity in the US with wind's share - 143,280-MW accounting for 11.4% and solar accounting for 80,400MW, expanding to 6.4%.
Renewables' share of US generating capacity was 24.1% in December 2020 and 17.8% in December 2015.
The recent growth in new solar and wind generating capacity “significantly surpasses” that which had been forecast by FERC just three years earlier.
At that time, FERC had reported that "high probability" additions of new Solar between January 2020 and December 2022 would total 19,973MW.
Instead, new Solar capacity grew by 38,530MW...
`Renewables account for 74% of new US capacity
Utility-scale solar added in 2022 reached 9924MW and wind 8512MW, says FERC data analysis by SUN DAYrenews.biz
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And you can't save it and can't send it long range.Solar is very cheap as long as you don't need reliable, consistent power.
Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021
[...]"...data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data through June 30, 2021) reveals that renewable energy sources accounted for 91.6% – or 10,940 megawatts (MW) – of the 11,940 MW of new capacity added during the first six months of the year. Wind led the capacity additions with 5,617 MW, followed closely by solar (5,279 MW). Further, wind and solar were the only sources of new capacity additions in June 2021.
Renewables now provide more than a quarter (25.1%) of total U.S. available installed generating capacity. A year ago, their share was only 23.0%. Wind is now more than a tenth (10.4%) of the nation’s generating capacity while utility-scale solar is nearly five percent (4.9%) … and that does not include distributed (e.g., rooftop) solar.
Moreover, FERC data suggest that renewables’ share of generating capacity is on track to increase significantly over the next three years (i.e., by June 2024). “High probability” generation capacity additions for wind, minus anticipated retirements, reflect a projected net increase of 21,129 MW while solar is foreseen growing by 44,385 MW. By comparison, net growth for natural gas will be only 13,241 MW. Thus, wind and solar combined are forecast to provide roughly five times more new net generating capacity than natural gas over the next three years.
If these numbers materialize, by June 2024, renewable energy generating capacity should account for almost 30 percent (29.4%) of the nation’s total available installed generating capacity.
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Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021
Renewable energy sources dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions in the first half of 2021.www.renewableenergyworld.com
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