The U.S. has had stagnant energy production since 2008 https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexpl

The U.S. has had stagnant energy production since 2008 https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-... The U.S. generates about as much energy from renewables as it does from nuclear. Combined (nuclear + renewables) only produces around 40% of the energy the U.S. consumes. In 2008, the combined nuclear + renewable energy accounted for 29% of the energy consumed by the U.S. (green energy production is only up 100% in 10 years). Mostly there was just a swap from Coal power to Natural gas power. Put another way, it'll be decades with no energy growth to replace the natural gas and coal energy production; baring some massive changes. At the end of the day, renewables are not going to cut it. We need a massive increase in nuclear, it's the only clear way. If the goal is to switch off coal and natural gas (which IMO, we should just keep using coal + natural gas). Cheaper energy, is the quickest way to reduce poverty.