The article is a bit misleading with it's focus on "generation capacity" as opposed to "production." Consider the situation in the U.S. The latest data shows th

The article is a bit misleading with it's focus on "generation capacity" as opposed to "production." Consider the situation in the U.S. The latest data shows that natural gas increased it's share of electricity generation from 27% to 32%. Solar increased from 0.4% to 0.7%. Wind held steady at 4.3%. http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec7_5.pdf http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec7_5.pdf Yes there's a lot of spending on renewables and they are building a lot of capacity, but that overlooks actual generation.