Renewables Accounted for Nearly 1/3 of U.S. Energy Usage in April
Posted by Matt Birchler
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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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