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Baua Electric
JULY 19, 2024
Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels.com Solar and wind now make up more than 20% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The renewable energy mix – biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind – is now nearly 30% of total US electrical generating capacity.
Baua Electric
AUGUST 21, 2024
Photo: Openverse Renewables – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower – are now 30% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to analysis of FERC’s mid-year data. During the first half of 2024, solar and wind added 13,072 MW and 2,129 MW, respectively. For seven of those 10 months, wind took second place.
Teslarati
APRIL 11, 2024
According to a report from USA Today , more than 118,000 homes and businesses were without power from Texas to Georgia on Wednesday night. At least one person in Mississippi passed away. Winds of up to 80 MPH were also reported. New Orleans experienced between five and eight inches of rainfall during the storm.
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
The new solar capacity reported for January was accompanied by 320 MW of new wind capacity, as well as 44 MW of natural gas, 2 MW of oil, and 3 MW of “other.” The new solar and wind brought the total available installed generating capacity of renewable energy sources (including hydropower, biomass, and geothermal) up to 376.33
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
EIA’s latest “ Electric Power Monthly ” (with data through December 31, 2023) reports that the combination of utility-scale and small-scale (e.g., of the total) and should surpass it within the next few months to become the second largest renewable energy source, behind only wind. drop in power from wind turbines as well as 5.9%
Baua Electric
JANUARY 8, 2024
Qcells’ largest agreement ever will supply Microsoft with enough solar panels to power the equivalent of more than 1.8 billion to build a solar supply chain in Georgia – the largest-ever investment in clean energy manufacturing in the US to date, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. GW contract in January 2023.
Baua Electric
MAY 21, 2024
For Q1 2024, solar accounted for 86.79% (6,497 MW) of new generating capacity brought online while wind contributed another 12.40% (928 MW). Wind is currently at 11.77%. Solar and wind combined now account for more than a fifth (20.02%) of the US’s installed utility-scale generating capacity.
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