Why is Trump declaring war on coal!
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its “Electric Power Monthly” report on December 1, compiling data through to September 30, and it was good news for renewable energy sources, including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind, with total renewable electricity production increasing by 14.69% through the first three quarters of 2017 as compared to a year previously.
Conversely, EIA data show that electricity generation from fossil fuels and nuclear power declined by 5.41% — with coal and nuclear both dropping by 1.5% each, natural gas dropping by 10.7%, and oil down by 17.1%.
The overall picture also includes some interesting smaller-scale findings which are just as good news for the renewable energy sector. The combined electricity generation from utility-scale and small-scale solar grew by 43.2% over the first three quarters of the year and now provides almost 2% of total electricity generation.
Total electricity generated by non-hydro renewables has nearly reached 10%, with wind energy providing 6%. Including hydropower, renewables accounted for 17.7% of domestic electricity generated during the first three quarters of the year, compared to 19.5% provided by nuclear, and 62.5% provided by fossil fuel energy sources.
Conversely, EIA data show that electricity generation from fossil fuels and nuclear power declined by 5.41% — with coal and nuclear both dropping by 1.5% each, natural gas dropping by 10.7%, and oil down by 17.1%.
The overall picture also includes some interesting smaller-scale findings which are just as good news for the renewable energy sector. The combined electricity generation from utility-scale and small-scale solar grew by 43.2% over the first three quarters of the year and now provides almost 2% of total electricity generation.
Total electricity generated by non-hydro renewables has nearly reached 10%, with wind energy providing 6%. Including hydropower, renewables accounted for 17.7% of domestic electricity generated during the first three quarters of the year, compared to 19.5% provided by nuclear, and 62.5% provided by fossil fuel energy sources.
