Renewable energy expansion surges in the U.S.

Capacity additions by solar and wind dramatically exceed FERC's earlier forecast

Based upon a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided nearly three-quarters (74.1%) of new utility-scale generating capacity in the U.S. last year.  New utility-scale solar capacity was 9,924 megawatts (MW) or 39.6% of the total ... and that does not include small-scale distributed PV systems. New wind capacity provided 8,512-MW or 33.9% of the total. Solar and wind each comfortably surpassed the 6,469-MW of new natural gas capacity (25.8%).  Including geothermal (90-MW), biomass (31-MW), and hydropower (24-MW),... ... More: Official Press Release SUN DAY Campaign

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