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DOE: US wind power capacity grew 8% in 2014 to ~66 GW, 2nd in world; meets 4.9% of end use demand; lowest prices to date

Green Car Congress

With utility-scale wind energy projects installed in 39 States and Puerto Rico, the US wind sector supports more than 73,000 jobs, representing a 30% job market increase over 2013. With capacity factors now averaging 33%, up from 30% in 2000, wind turbines are converting a higher amount of wind into wind energy at a lower price.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”. Our house was very popular because we always had hot showers and cold beer.” It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph).

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80x30: U.S. Clean Energy Standard Accelerates Transition to Renewables

Cars That Think

Many US states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico already have their own goals. In the US, RPSs have accounted for nearly half of the country's renewable energy growth since 2000. Many have set renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), mandating that renewables make up a certain part of the power grid.

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