Tag: Energy Information Administration

US Renewables Grew 10% In 1st Half Of 2017

Renewable energy sources in the United States grew by another 10% in the first half of 2017, according to new figures published by the country’s Energy Information Administration and highlighted by Ken...

Renewable Energy Provides More Electricity Than Nuclear Power In US

Renewable energy sources are now providing more electricity than nuclear power for the first time ever in the United States, according to figures issued by the US Energy Information Administration and highlighted...

118 U.S. Mayors Endorse 100% Renewable Energy Goals

The Sierra Club released a new analysis Friday that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce electric sector carbon...

Nebraska Sails Past 1K Megawatts of Wind-Energy Capacity

With the raising of a 400-megawatt wind farm in the state, Nebraska has sailed past 1,000 megawatts — or 1 gigawatt — of wind-generated capacity. Nebraska's turbines provide over 1,300 megawatts of capacity...

Turbines Propel Nebraska Past a Wind-Energy Milestone

With the raising of Grand Prairie, a 400-megawatt wind farm in Holt County, Nebraska has sailed past 1,000 megawatts — or 1 gigawatt — of wind-generated capacity. It's the 18th state to...

Wind Power Surges to Eight Per Cent of US Generating Capacity in 2016

Wind power accounted for eight per cent of total US electricity generating capacity in 2016, according to the latest figures from the federal government's Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency revealed yesterday that...

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