Electricity from Non-Hydro Renewables Jumps 14% While Natural Gas Drops by 11%

U.S. Energy Information Administration, June 21, 2013

According to the latest issue of EIA's "Electricity Monthly Update" with data through to April 30, 2013, electricity from non-hydro renewables (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) increased by 14% during the first third of the year compared to the same period in 2012. Solar led the increase with 148.1% growth followed by wind (18.7%), and geothermal (1.1%). However, biomass dropped by 1.3% and conventional hydropower declined by 4.9%. Electricity from all renewable sources combined increased by 3.5% over 2012 levels and accounted for 13.9% of net electrical generation. For the same period, natural gas also dropped by 10.7% and nuclear power by 0.5%. However, coal-generated electricity rose by 13.6% and accounted for 39.5% of net electrical generation.

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