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# Renewables Accounted for Nearly 1/3 of U.S. Energy Usage in April
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/renewables-accounted-for-nearly-one-third-of-us-energy-usage-in-april/
- Published: 2022-07-15T21:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-15T21:00:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY: 'A 'Wow' moment': US renewable energy hit record 28% in April. What's driving the change?](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/07/08/solar-wind-power-push-renewable-energy-record-level-us-april/10009400002/?ref=birchtree.me)

> The percentage of U.S. electricity produced by renewable energy from wind, solar and hydroelectric dams has been steadily rising, from 8.6% in April 2001 to this April's 28%.

And why have we seen such growth?

> In 2021, the cost of producing a megawatt-hour of electricity from a new wind turbine was $26 to $50\. The same amount of electricity from the cheapest type of natural gas plant ranged from $45 to $74.

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