According to According to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in the first six months of 2020, the country's energy sector grew largely due to the use of renewable sources. And this is without taking into account individual solar installations on the roofs of citizens. However, in matters of βgreeningβ the energy sector, the United States is still lagging behind Europe, but hopes to catch up with time.
According to , for two quarters of 2020, 13 MW of new generating capacity was added to the US energy system. The contribution of "green" energy - solar, wind, water and biomass - amounted to 753 MW or 7%, and natural gas combustion - 859 MW or 57,14%. Thus, both of these sources hold a share of 5% among the new added electricity generation capacities.
Coal and "other" sources added a minor share of the 20 and 5 MW capacities. As of the reporting date in 2020, there were no new generation capacities based on oil, nuclear power or geothermal installations.
It appears that the share of "green" energy in the United States today accounts for 23,04% of installed capacity. At the same time, coal provides 20,19% of generation. Wind and solar alone generate 13,08% of the power. In the next three years, the share of electricity from renewable sources in the United States should exceed the landmark mark of 25%.
According to an analysis by the Sun Day Campaign (according to FERC), five years ago in the United States, "green" energy generated 17,27% of the electricity in the country. The wind from this volume produced 5,84% of the energy (now 9,13%), and the sun - 1,08% (now 3,95%). It is easy to calculate that in five years, electricity generation from wind has grown by almost 60%, and from the sun it has quadrupled. Again, this does not include individual windmills and solar panels on rooftops.
For comparison, in June 2015, the share of coal in electricity generation was 26,83% (now 20,19%), nuclear power - 9,20% (now 8,68%), and oil - 3,87% (now 3,29 .42,66%. In five years, among fossil energy sources, only natural gas consumption has grown: from 44,63% to XNUMX%. But then natural gas should give way to "green" generation. According to forecasts, in the next three years, in terms of deploying new capacities, both solar and wind generation will each be one third ahead of gas. But Europe is still to catch up and catch up. There fast and from coal and even from the atom.
Source: 3dnews.ru