Renewable electricity passes nuclear in U.S.

July 5, 2011 at 12:13 pm empoweret Leave a comment

Here’s a bit of good news we are excited to share.

According to the most recent issue of the “Monthly Energy Review,” published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), during the first quarter of 2011, renewable energy sources (biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, water, wind) provided 2.245 quadrillion Btus of energy or 11.73% of U.S. energy production. More significantly, energy production from renewable energy sources in 2011 was 5.65% more than that from nuclear power, which provided 2.125 quadrillion Btus and has remained largely unchanged in recent years. Energy from renewable sources is now 77.15% of that from domestic crude oil production, with the gap closing rapidly.

In terms of actual production, renewable electrical output increased by 25.82% in the first three months of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. And get this … Solar-generated electricity increased by 104.8%!

This is great news.

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