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This is verifiably false - https://i.imgur.com/2M67mwx.png https://i.imgur.com/2M67mwx.png Source: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/ https:/

by 0goel0 6y ago

This is verifiably false - https://i.imgur.com/2M67mwx.png https://i.imgur.com/2M67mwx.png Source: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/ https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/

toomuchtodo 6y ago
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 ("Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021", January 2021) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c.png https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c... https://www.yahoo.com/now/renewables-dominate-u-power-capacity-150000083.html https://www.yahoo.com/now/renewables-dominate-u-power-capaci... ("Renewables To Dominate New U.S. Power Capacity In 2021") https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/us-renewable-pipeline-poised-to-add-172-5-gw-through-2024-61902543 https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights... ("US renewable pipeline poised to add 172.5 GW through 2024") https://www.snl.com/articles/406456174.png https://www.snl.com/articles/406456174.png https://www.snl.com/articles/406456177.png https://www.snl.com/articles/406456177.png
- merdadicapra 6y ago
  > https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 ("Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021", January 2021) emphasis on the word new > https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c.png https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c... emphasis on "to come online fro Jan 2021 to Dec 2021" > https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights... ("US renewable pipeline poised to add 172.5 GW through 2024") From the same article: Solar power in 2019 accounted for 1.8% of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity At the end of 2019, the United States had about 1,100,546 MW—or 1.1 billion kilowatts (kW)—of total utility-scale electricity generating capacity and about 23 million kW of small-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating capacity from 23 to 172 it's only 7.5 times more you need to increase production 15 times more to reach the current total output.
allannienhuis 6y ago
Perhaps you misinterpreted 'coming online'? The statement refers to NEW energy generation, with the implication that renewable/green energy sources will eventually outpace fossil fuels as old plants are decommissioned and alternatives come online for baseload (batteries/other storage).
- ravi-delia 6y ago
  It's also worth noting that the share of energy generated by fossil fuels can continue growing without their respective share of capacity growing, because as power demand grows we don't just build new plants for every additional watt. Instead, the ones that already exist increase their output. So though most of the new capacity is renewable, even for a bit into the future the absolute amount of power generated by fossil fuels will likely increase.

by 0goel0 6y ago

toomuchtodo 6y ago

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 ("Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021", January 2021) https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c.png https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c... https://www.yahoo.com/now/renewables-dominate-u-power-capacity-150000083.html https://www.yahoo.com/now/renewables-dominate-u-power-capaci... ("Renewables To Dominate New U.S. Power Capacity In 2021") https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/us-renewable-pipeline-poised-to-add-172-5-gw-through-2024-61902543 https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights... ("US renewable pipeline poised to add 172.5 GW through 2024") https://www.snl.com/articles/406456174.png https://www.snl.com/articles/406456174.png https://www.snl.com/articles/406456177.png https://www.snl.com/articles/406456177.png

merdadicapra 6y ago
> https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46416 ("Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021", January 2021) emphasis on the word new > https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c.png https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/images/figure_6_01_c... emphasis on "to come online fro Jan 2021 to Dec 2021" > https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights... ("US renewable pipeline poised to add 172.5 GW through 2024") From the same article: Solar power in 2019 accounted for 1.8% of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity At the end of 2019, the United States had about 1,100,546 MW—or 1.1 billion kilowatts (kW)—of total utility-scale electricity generating capacity and about 23 million kW of small-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating capacity from 23 to 172 it's only 7.5 times more you need to increase production 15 times more to reach the current total output.

allannienhuis 6y ago

Perhaps you misinterpreted 'coming online'? The statement refers to NEW energy generation, with the implication that renewable/green energy sources will eventually outpace fossil fuels as old plants are decommissioned and alternatives come online for baseload (batteries/other storage).

ravi-delia 6y ago
It's also worth noting that the share of energy generated by fossil fuels can continue growing without their respective share of capacity growing, because as power demand grows we don't just build new plants for every additional watt. Instead, the ones that already exist increase their output. So though most of the new capacity is renewable, even for a bit into the future the absolute amount of power generated by fossil fuels will likely increase.