Climate Changed
Renewables Provided a Record 10% of U.S. Power in March
- Sun and wind combined for 7 percent of generation in 2016
- Developers built 22.2 gigawatts of wind, solar in U.S. in 2016
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Wind and solar energy accounted for more than 10 percent of U.S. power generation for the first time in March following a record year for clean energy development.
Wind farms in Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere accounted for 8 percent of electric generation, while residential and commercial solar installations provided about 2 percent, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a statement Wednesday.