FERC: The news has been good for renewable energyThe news for renewable energy is good, according to numbers published by the the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects. In the first half of 2012, 229 renewable energy projects accounted for more than 38 percent of new electrical generation capacity, including 50 wind projects (2,367 MW), 111 solar projects (588 MW), 59 biomass projects (271 MW), five geothermal projects (87 MW) and four water power projects (11 MW). New renewable energy electrical generating capacity was more than double that of coal and no new nuclear capacity came on line. Further, 40 new natural gas units came on line with 3,708 MW of capacity or 42 percent of the total.
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