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U.S. Wind and Solar Are on Track to Overtake Coal This Year (www.scientificamerican.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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[–] genfood@feddit.org 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Didn’t expect that from the US. Greate news 🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You really want your mind blown? One of the largest solar, and I believe the largest wind producer is…. Texas

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 4 points 4 weeks ago

Makes sense, they are the second largest state.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Renewables, not including nuclear, overtook coal in 2022.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

But the most recent statistics showed why wind and solar are on track in 2024 to exceed coal generation for an entire calendar year

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EIA previously reported that renewable generation eclipsed coal in 2020 and 2022 and then repeated the feat in 2023. But those figures notably included other resources such as hydropower. Now wind and solar are posed to overtake coal on their own.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder at what point will the renewables industry will start lobbying for itself the way oil and gas does. Where's Big Wind? Where's the country songs about heartland Working Joes working solar farms?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Big wind is all hot air.