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Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear In the US

Posted by Soulskill on from the let's-celebrate-with-a-ride-in-the-suv dept.

mdsolar writes "Renewable energy production has surpassed nuclear energy production in the U.S. according to the latest issue of Monthly Energy Review (PDF) published by the Energy Information Administration. ... During the first three months of 2011, energy produced from renewable energy sources (biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, hydro, wind) generated 2.245 quadrillion Btus of energy equating to 11.73 percent of U.S. energy production. During this same time period, renewable energy production surpassed nuclear energy power by 5.65 percent. In total, energy produced from renewables is 77.15 percent of that from domestic crude oil production."

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  1. Re:Cost? by maxume · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It just includes installed hydroelectric.

    There ain't more big rivers.

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  2. Hydro? by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hydroelectric has been a big part of the US electric grid for the better part of a century now (Roll on, Columbia roll on). I realize it's "renewable", but lumping it in with the newer renewables (biodiesel, wind, et. al.) - the electric production of which is miniscule compared to that of hydro - and then pretending it's us making strides towards a great green future is a tad misleading.

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  3. Re:So then. by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We can basically say renewable energy fsckin works, now ?

    Of course it works. The open question is, "can it scale?"

    Good luck tripling the amount of hydro or getting woodstoves into cities.

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