Nearly half of utility-scale capacity installed in 2017 came from renewables
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory Once final data are in,...
US Energy Information’s Latest Review Says Use of Renewables Up
The latest issue of the US Energy Information‘s (EIA) “Monthly Energy Review ” (with data through June 30, 2017) reveals that domestic...
Per capita residential electricity sales in the U.S. have fallen since 2010
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Annual and U.S. Census Bureau Population estimates Following sustained...
EIA: Power sector coal consumption drops to lowest point since 1984
Dive Brief: Power plants in the United States consumed 677 million short tons of coal last year, the smallest amount since 1984,...
Wind and solar in March accounted for 10% of U.S. electricity generation for first time
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly For the first time, monthly electricity generation from wind and...
One chart shows how solar energy growth is skyrocketing compared to predictions
An array of solar panels in Oakland California Thomson Reuters In early 2016, the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected that,...
US Renewable Energy Provides 19.35% Of US Electricity In First Quarter
Credit: UCSUSA.org The US Energy Information Administration this week published figures which showed that renewable energy sources...
Utility-scale solar has grown rapidly over the past five years
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory Utility-scale solar...
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell 1.7% in 2016
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2016 totaled...
Average number of televisions in U.S. homes declining
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Surveys Results from the U.S Energy Information...