Major Power Milestone: Wind and Solar Energy Overtake Coal in First Half of 2024, Expected to Continue
August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
New federal data shows that wind and solar energy due to coal plant retirements and the growth of renewable energy generated more power this year so far than coal. The US is on track for wind and solar to outpace coal for the entire calendar year of 2024, including the hot summer months (when coal generation usually picks up).
Since its founding in 2009, the Sierra Club� . . .
New federal data shows that wind and solar energy due to coal plant retirements and the growth of renewable energy generated more power this year so far than coal. The US is on track for wind and solar to outpace coal for the entire calendar year of 2024, including the hot summer months (when coal generation usually picks up).
Since its founding in 2009, the Sierra Club� . . .