12May
America’s renewable energy sources produced more electricity than coal every day for 40 days straight
Jason Murdock – Newsweek, 5/5/20
Renewable sources including solar, wind and hydropower generated more electricity than coal-based plants every single day in April, a new report says. Analysis based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), said the finding marks a major “milestone” in an energy transition that is now underway…
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01April
Study: wind and solar can power most of the United States
John Abraham – The Guardian, 3/26/18
Wind, solar, and storage could meet 90–100% of America’s electricity needs according to a paper published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. The authors analyzed 36 years of hourly weather data (1980–2015) in the US…