This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on August 9, 2023. By Katherine Antonio, Jonathan Russo, Elesia Fasching China is building pumped-storage hydropower facilities to increase the flexibility of the power grid and [Read more]
Wind made up 6.3% of total new generation and utility-scale solar made up 1.3%, both records Total U.S. net electricity generation fell slightly (down 1.5%) in 2017, reflecting lower electricity demand, according to the U.S. [Read more]
Both hydro and wind generation follow seasonal patterns As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the United States, according [Read more]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, natural gas Non-hydro renewables’ share of total US utility-scale generation to exceed 10% for first time in 2019 EIA’s Jan. 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts that natural gas will remain [Read more]
In early spring, California’s total solar share of electricity demand exceeded 50% during mid-day hours Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been [Read more]
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