Non-Hydro Renewable Electrical Generation 13% Higher in 2012:
U.S. Energy Information Administration, October 31, 2012
According to the latest issue of EIA's "Electric Power Monthly," with
data through to August 31, 2012, net electrical generation from
non-hydro renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar,
wind) was 12.95% higher during the first eight months of the year
compared to the same period in 2011. In total, those sources have
accounted for 5.25% of U.S. net electrical generation thus far in 2012
compared to 4.57% during the first two-thirds of 2011. Combined with
conventional hydropower, renewable sources have accounted for 12.50% of
net U.S. electrical generation since January 1, 2012. However,
hydropower output is 14.16% lower in 2012 than it was in 2011.
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