Wind power overtake coal in US energy race

The overall share of renewable energy sources in the US electrical mix has reached over a quarter, according to a report

Renewables provided almost 23% of US electrical generation

Power generation by all renewables grew by 12.4% last year, according to a report

‘Russia’s natural gas pipeline exports to Europe near historic lows’

Exports to Europe and the UK declined by almost 40% during the first seven months of 2022, according to a new report

US records a boom in all-electric homes

Over a quarter of all US households are all-electric, new study finds

Renewables provided nearly 97% of new US capacity in first quarter

In March alone, renewables were 100% of new added capacity, according to a report

US renewables hit 96.3% share in new electrical capacity

In January and February, solar and wind proved the most popular renewable energy sources, according to a new report

‘Nearly 85% of retired US power capacity in 2022 will be coal power stations’

Almost 14.9GW of coal-fired power capacity will retire in the coming months

Solar and wind ‘provided more than one-eighth of total US electrical generation’

Electricity generated by renewables accounted for more than 20% of total US production during the first three-quarters of 2021, according to a new report

Renewables ‘made up nearly 91% of new US capacity in first half of 2021’

Solar-generated electricity grew by 25% in the past year, according to a new report

More than half a million Americans live within 3 miles of oil and gas flares

Texas, North Dakota and Montana produce the most flaring activity, according to a new report