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sharemywin on Aug 18, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: At Current Pace, U.S. Will Eliminate Fossil Fuels ...

We are way down from peak coal and its not really solar/wind that's taking it's place it natural gas.

renewables usage has doubled in the last 10 years. In electricity generation.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-...

bryanlarsen on Aug 18, 2023 [–]

> renewables usage has doubled in the last 10 years.

That really undersells the growth. 10 years ago it was basically all hydro, so solar and wind went from essentially 0 to 12%. That's not doubling, thats divide-by-zero error growth.

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