{"id":99245,"date":"2022-07-07T07:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T11:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=99245"},"modified":"2022-07-08T06:51:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T10:51:34","slug":"wind-and-solar-produce-more-electricity-than-nuclear-for-first-time-ever-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2022\/07\/wind-and-solar-produce-more-electricity-than-nuclear-for-first-time-ever-in-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind and solar produce more electricity than nuclear for first time ever in United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the first four months of 2022, electrical generation by renewable energy sources accounted for over 25% of the nation&#8217;s electricity. In April alone, renewables accounted for 29.3% &#8212; an all-time high.<\/p>\n<p>And for the first time ever, the combination of just wind and solar produce more electricity in April than the nation&#8217;s nuclear power plants &#8212; 17.96% more.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of data in EIA&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/electricity\/monthly\/\">Electric Power Monthly<\/a>&#8221; report. The report also reveals that during the first third of this year, solar (including residential) expanded by 28.93%, while wind increased\u00a0by 24.25%. Combined, solar and wind grew by 25.46% and accounted for more than one-sixth (16.67%) of U.S. electrical generation (wind: 12.24%, solar: 4.43%).<\/p>\n<p>Hydropower also increased by 9.99% during the first four months of 2022. However, wind alone provided 70.89% more electricity than did hydropower. Together with contributions from geothermal and biomass, the mix of renewable energy sources expanded by 18.49% and provided 25.52% of the nation&#8217;s electricity during the first four months of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>For the first third of the year, renewables outpaced coal and nuclear power by 26.13% and 37.80% respectively. In fact, electrical generation by coal declined by 3.94% compared to the same period in 2021 while nuclear dropped by 1.80%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Notwithstanding headwinds such as the COVID pandemic, grid access problems, and disruptions in global supply chains, solar and wind remain on a roll,&#8221; noted the SUN DAY Campaign&#8217;s executive director Ken Bossong. &#8220;Moreover, by surpassing nuclear power by ever greater margins, they illustrate the foolishness of trying to revive the soon-to-retire Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California and the just-retired Palisades reactor in Michigan rather than focusing on accelerating renewables&#8217; growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>News item from SUN DAY<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the first four months of 2022, electrical generation by renewable energy sources accounted for over 25% of the nation&#8217;s electricity. In April alone, renewables accounted for 29.3% &#8212; an all-time high. 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