Non-Hydro Renewable Electrical Generation Up by 15.2% Over 2012
U.S. Energy Information Administration, September 20, 2013
According to the latest issue of EIA's "Electric Power Monthly," with
data through to July 31, 2013, net electrical generation from non-hydro
renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind)
increased by 15.21% during the first seven months of 2013 compared with
the same period in 2012. Solar grew by 85.32%, wind by 208.87% and
geothermal by 1.08%. However, biomass dipped by 0.27%. Hydropower also
dropped by 1.98%. Non-hydro renewables accounted for 6.37% of the
nation's electrical generation in 2013; hydropower provided an
additional 7.39% for a total of 13.76% from renewable energy sources.
Natural gas used in electrical generation also dropped considerably -
13.87% - while coal use rose by 7.49%. Coal remains the dominant fuel
source for electrical generation at 38.99% of the total.
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