Nearly all new US energy capacity came from solar and wind in early 2018

In the first two months of 2018, wind and solar together constituted ninety eight percent of all new power generation capacity installed in the United States. This positive sign for American renewable energy was documented in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) latest “Energy Infrastructure Update," which reports that 1,568 megawatts (MW) of wind and 565 MW of solar were installed in January and February of this year. Meanwhile, only 40 MW of natural gas capacity was installed...

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