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Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First - EcoWatch (www.ecowatch.com)

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From January through July of this year, wind and solar in the U.S. generated more net electricity than power from coal, according to recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

According to the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review for July 2024, electricity net generation from renewable energy outpaced coal for the first seven months of the year so far, a first for the U.S.

Further, wind energy generation alone beat coal energy generation in two consecutive months: March and April. As CleanTechnica reported, wind energy installations produced 45.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in March and a record high 47.7 GWh in April, compared to the 38.4 GWh in March and 37.2 GWh in April generated by coal-fired power plants.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I would love to install solar, but we don't have sunshine 8-10 months out of the year. Hopefully they continue getting more efficient to the point where it's feasible up here. There's no government incentive programs here either, which means that it takes like 30 years to pay itself off. Idk if I'll even be alive in 30 years.