Federal Stats Show Renewables Provide More Electricity Than Nuclear In Majority Of States
Nationwide, according to FERC’s latest “Energy Infrastructure Update,” renewable sources now account for 20.66% of the...
U.S. solar production increases 25.4% in first half of 2018 over last year
Non-hydro renewable energy sources (including solar) set new U.S. records for both production and consumption in the...
Global EV sales hit 4 million, soaring market sees next million in May 2019
While it took 60 months to reach the first million electric vehicle (EV) sales, in late 2015, it took the fourth million...
An Offer Utilities Can’t Refuse: Low Cost of Utility Solar
Utilities of all kinds and in many places are accelerating from zero to 100 on solar in response to record-low prices...
U.S. Solar Has Grown 39-Fold In Last Decade
From 2008 through 2017, there was a 39-fold growth in annual solar generation, representing an increase of 75,123 GWh...
China Installed More Solar in 2017 than the U.S. has Total
Last year China installed a whopping 50 gigawatts of solar panels. By comparison, the United States only has 35...
Solar Becomes #3 Renewable Electricity Source In USA, Passing Up Biomass
Electricity generation from solar resources in the United States reached 77 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2017,...
Global Renewable Energy Capacity has Doubled Since 2008
In 2008 renewable energy produced 18.5% of the world's total electricity, mostly from hydroelectric power. An onslaught...
Growth in Solar Capacity in 2017 Exceeded the Combined New Capacity Installations of Coal, Gas and Nuclear Power.
167 GW of renewable energy generation capacity was installed in 2017. The global total reached 2,179 GW, maintaining a...
Solar, Wind Make up at Least 94% of New US Generation Power in Q1 2018
Wind and solar dominated new electric capacity commissioned in the first three months of 2018 – even before you count...
