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Renewable Energy Sources Surpassed Coal in the U.S. in 2019

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-king-is-dead dept.

takyon writes:

135-year-long streak is over: US renewable sources topped coal in 2019

Two weeks ago, we covered a US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projection that renewable wind, solar, and hydroelectric power would top coal for total electricity generation in 2020. That was particularly believable given that renewables had beat coal in daily generation every day going back to March 24. As it happens, that daily streak finally came to an end this week, as coal picked up amid rising demand and a couple low days for wind. Coal likely topped renewables on Tuesday, although it's possible that rooftop solar generation (not included in EIA's daily data) extended the run until Wednesday.

But the EIA also released some numbers Thursday that highlight a related and interesting piece of trivia: if you include energy use beyond the electric sector and all types of renewable energy, renewables actually beat out coal last year. And to find the last time that was true, you have to go all the way back to the 1880s.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday June 03 2020, @06:41AM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 03 2020, @06:41AM (#1002633) Journal
    This sounds like a blame the messenger situation. I've written academic papers in passable English and I know how to find and process basic statistics. That's pretty much the main abilities required for this particular thing. The problem isn't my abilities, it's the considerable time and labor that would have to go into creating a better study.

    Psychoanalyzing my level of alleged self-awareness isn't going to help.

  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday June 03 2020, @08:13AM (1 child)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday June 03 2020, @08:13AM (#1002650)

    I've written academic papers in passable English...

    No you haven't. That's hilarious.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday June 03 2020, @02:09PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 03 2020, @02:09PM (#1002721) Journal

      No you haven't.

      If you're just going to tell me what I have or haven't done without regard for reality, then at least make the story amusing.