Wind, Solar Are Now The Cheapest Sources Of Power Generation - GoHaynesvilleShale.com2024-03-29T10:28:09Zhttps://gohaynesvilleshale.com/forum/topics/wind-solar-are-now-the-cheapest-sources-of-power-generation?feed=yes&xn_auth=noRenewable energy picking up s…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2018-11-20:2117179:Comment:37826672018-11-20T16:28:25.204ZSkip Peel - Mineral Consultanthttps://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/ilandman
<h1 class="title">Renewable energy picking up speed </h1>
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<div class="content"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Renewable energy is growing faster than many experts expected, leading an increasing number of state and local governments to…</span></p>
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<div class="content"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Renewable energy is growing faster than many experts expected, leading an increasing number of state and local governments to commit to 100% clean energy goals,</span> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-100-percent-clean-energy-cities-counties-states.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Governing</span></i></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">reports.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three years after Hawaii became the first state to establish a goal of 100% renewable electricity sources by 2045, California has followed suit.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to a report this spring by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the U.S. is moving toward renewable energy faster than many experts anticipated. In January, for instance, the Energy Information Administration announced that almost half of the utility-scale power generation capacity installed last year involved renewable energy. It also predicted that wind power will surpass hydroelectric power this year as the nation’s largest source of renewable energy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Already, renewable sources are responsible for providing more than 17% of U.S. electricity—that’s almost the amount of power produced by the country’s nuclear power plants.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span></p>
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