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> Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021 Capacity doesn’t buy you much for volatile renewable energies since the capacity
by cbmuser 5y ago
> Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021
Capacity doesn’t buy you much for volatile renewable energies since the capacity factors for PV and wind are relatively low and wind production is unpredictable.
> https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/what-generation-capacity https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/what-generation-capacity
Despite the huge growth in PV and wind capacity, nuclear is still the largest source of carbon-free energy in the US according Argonne National Laboratory and the Department of Energy.
> https://youtu.be/MlMDDhQ9-pE https://youtu.be/MlMDDhQ9-pE
> https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-nuclear-energy https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-nuclea...