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Renewables Were Almost 2/3 of New U.S. Generating Capacity

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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES PROVIDED 65% OF NEW U.S. ELECTRICAL GENERATING CAPACITY IN FIRST QUARTER 2023 CAPACITY ADDITIONS BY SOLAR AND WIND EXCEEDED FERC’S EARLIER FORECAST BY OVER 50% AS RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY NEARS ONE-THIRD OF U.S. TOTAL Based upon a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by […]

Electricity Produced by Renewable Energy Sources Grew by Over 12% in 2022 and Provided 23% of Total U.S. Generation

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN: Brief News Update & Analysis – February 28, 2023 LATEST EIA DATA REVEAL: IN 2022, ELECTRICAL GENERATION BY ALL RENEWABLE SOURCES GREW BY 12.4% AND PROVIDED 22.6% OF TOTAL U.S. PRODUCTION, DRIVEN BY INCREASES IN SOLAR (24.1%), WIND (15.0%), GEOTHERMAL (6.4%), AND HYDROPOWER (4.1%) According to a review by the SUN […]

FERC Forecasts Solar to Provide Two-Thirds of New U.S. Generating Capacity Over the Next Three Years + Strong Growth by Wind

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN – Brief News Update & Analysis FERC FORESEES SOLAR PROVIDING TWO-THIRDS OF NEW U.S. GENERATING CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS WIND WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER 15.4% AS FOSSIL FUEL AND NUCLEAR CAPACITY FALL Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 x.6 Washington DC – Based upon a review by the SUN DAY […]

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LAST EIA REPORT OF 2022 REVEALS:

Solar now provides more than 5% of U.S. electricity generation. Electrical generation by all renewable sources grew by 14.3% during past 12 months, driven by increases in solar (26.2%), wind (16.9%), geothermal (6.5%), and hydropower (6.1%).

Washington DC – According to a […]

Led by Solar and Wind, U.S. Electrical Generation by Renewables Over the Past Year Has Grown by 17.5%

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LATEST EIA DATA REVEAL

ELECTRICAL GENERATION BY RENEWABLE SOURCES GREW BY 17.5% DURING PAST YEAR LED BY INCREASES IN SOLAR (26.9%), WIND (22.0%), AND HYDROPOWER (10.5%)

According to […]

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FERC REPORTS 67.1-GW OF NEW SOLAR

AND 17.5-GW OF NEW WIND GENERATING CAPACITY

IN THE THREE-YEAR “HIGH PROBABILITY” PIPELINE

BUT ONLY 3.2-GW OF NET ADDITIONS BY NATURAL GAS

AND 2.2-GW BY NUCLEAR POWER

For Release: Friday – October 7, 2022

Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 […]

Wind and Solar Provide 2/3 of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity in First Half 2022

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN Brief News Update & Analysis WIND AND SOLAR PROVIDED MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF NEW U.S. ELECTRICAL GENERATING CAPACITY DURING FIRST HALF OF 2022 FERC FORESEES NATURL GAS CAPACITY ADDITIONS PLUMMETING OVER NEXT THREE YEARS AS RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH IS 20x GREATER Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 x.6 Washington DC – […]

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Renewables Provided 97.4% of New U.S. Electrical Capacity and 24.4% of Electrical Generation in 1st Quarter 2022

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LATEST FERC & EIA DATA SHOW: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES PROVIDED 97.4% OF NEW U.S. GENERATING CAPACITY AND 24.4% OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2022

IN […]

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U.S. Renewable Energy Production In 2021 Hit an All-Time High

Washington D.C. – Domestic production and consumption of renewable energy (i.e., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in 2021, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The latest […]

Renewables Are Now Providing 2,500-MW of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity Each Month

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LATEST FERC & EIA DATA SHOW:

U.S. RENEWABLES ARE ADDING 2,250-MW OF NEW GENERATING CAPACITY EACH MONTH

NEW SOLAR AND WIND CAPACITY ADDITIONS NOW AT RECORD-BREAKING LEVELS

 

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the […]