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The numbers I’ve seen indicate that wind+solar provide only 3.3 percent of energy consumption in the US. See [1]. Unfortunately, there is still a long way to g
by todd8 7y ago
The numbers I’ve seen indicate that wind+solar provide only 3.3 percent of energy consumption in the US. See [1].
Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go.
[1] https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/ https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/
- Retric 7y agoThat’s covering a subset of US energy usage as they ignore things like passive solar heating and crops etc. It’s useful when comparing specific kinds of resources, but it’s important to consider the context and assumptions used. In terms of electricity generation solar+wind is about 10% of total generation which is a massive increase from 2010.