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23%
23% -- renewable energy share for US power supply (April 2019)
Renewable energy constituted 23 percent of the United States power supply in April 2019.
- Includes hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass
- Subject to seasonal peaks in spring
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23%
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April 2019
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95
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50
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
83
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Energy Information Agency
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/renewable-electricity-beat-out-coal-for-the-f… ↗
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Renewable electricity beat out coal for the first time in April
A remarkable thing happened in the US in April. For the first time ever, renewable electricity generation beat out coal-fired electricity generation on a national level, according to the Energy Information Agency (EIA). While renewable energy—including hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass—con…
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US power supply: 23% renewable energy share. Source: Energy Information Agency (April 2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/renewable-electricity-share-april-2019
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