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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal

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Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead

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Similarly, the mix of solar (5.6%) and wind (10%) is closing in on coal (15.9%) and seems well-positioned to overtake the fossil fuel this year. Including biomass and geothermal, the mix of all non-hydro renewables (17.1%) has already surpassed coal, which dropped in the US electricity mix by 18.8% compared to 2022. in 2022. “Led

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Renewables now make up 30% of US power capacity – FERC

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The balance consisted of the 1,100 Vogtle-4 nuclear reactor in Georgia plus 369 MW of gas, 11-MW of oil, and 3-MW of “other.” Installed utility-scale solar has now moved into fourth place – behind natural gas (43.3%), coal (15.8%), and wind – for its share of generating capacity after having recently surpassed that of nuclear power (8%).

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Solar + wind now make up more than 20% of US electrical generating capacity

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Combined with 212 MW of hydropower and 3 MW of biomass, renewables year-to-date (YTD) were 89.91% of capacity added, not including the 1,100 MW Vogtle-4 nuclear reactor in Georgia. However, coal, natural gas, and oil are projected to shrink by 18,386 MW, 2,785 MW, and 1,269 MW, respectively. Solar installation is booming in 2024.

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How renewables could beat natural gas in US generating capacity within 3 years – in numbers

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Installed utility-scale solar has now climbed into fourth place – behind natural gas (43.79%), coal (15.87%), and wind – for its share of generating capacity after having recently surpassed that of nuclear power (8.01%). ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. The mix of all renewables totaled 27.67%. Get started here. –

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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By some estimates, upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition. The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable.

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