U.S. Renewable Electricity At 11%
Posted by Max Dunn Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:25:00 GMT
According to the EIA’s Monthly Electricity Review, net US generation of electricity from renewable energy sources surged by 32 percent in June 2008 compared to June 2007.
Renewable energy (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 11.0 percent of net US electricity generation in June 2008 compared to 8.6 percent in June 2007.
Hydropower still accounts for a large part of this renewable energy, but over this period wind power leaped by 81.6 percent and solar surged by 42.6. Now non-hydroelectric renewables account for just under three percent of total net U.S. electricity generation.