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muriel_volestrangler

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6. One correction - US electricity production has also declined since 2007

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:51 AM

Apr 2014

From your source:

2007:
total: 4156745
non-renewable: 3798663
renewable: 358082
of which wind: 34450

2013:

total: 4058209
non-renewable: 3527814
renewable: 530395
of which wind: 167665

So the increase in wind is still the biggest factor in the decrease in non-renewables, but after that, it's less use overall.

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Renewable tipping point already reached in US power generation [View all] Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 OP

Great post! LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #1

Tell the President to stop the XL Pipeline. nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #2

Good point. n/t Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #3

This is all good pscot Apr 2014 #4

Somebody should attach a wind turbine mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #5

One correction - US electricity production has also declined since 2007 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #6

You're right. Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #7