Wind power fast beating nuclear

Reports Show U.S. Renewables Rapidly Beating Out Nuclear, NA Windpower, Betsy Lillian on October 05, 2016 Nuclear power is rapidly losing the race with renewable energy sources in the U.S., according to the SUN DAY Campaign, which cites two new reports from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

EIA’s latest Monthly Energy Review (with data for the first half of this year) notes that during the first six months of 2016, renewable sources – e.g., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind – accounted for 5.242 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of domestic energy production, according to the nonprofit group.

This includes thermal, liquid and electrical forms of energy. By comparison, nuclear power provided only 4.188 quads – that is, renewables outpaced nuclear by more than 25%, says SUN DAY.

Meanwhile, FERC’s latest Energy Infrastructure Update (with data through the end of August), says the total available installed generating capacity in the U.S. from the combination of utility-scale – i.e., greater than 1 MW – hydropower, wind, solar, biomass and geothermal has grown to 215.82 GW, or 18.39% of total generating capacity.

On the other hand, says SUN DAY, nuclear power’s installed capacity is only 107.06 GW, or 9.12% of the total. Thus, renewable energy generating capacity is now more than double that of nuclear…….http://nawindpower.com/reports-show-u-s-renewables-rapidly-beating-out-nuclear

October 10, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized

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Nuclear power is rapidly losing the race with renewable energy sources in the U.S., according to the SUN DAY Campaign, which cites two new reports from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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