Comment on 40% of US electricity is now emissions-free
assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 6 months agoThe article doesn’t do a good job of explaining the 40%, you have to infer it. But when you do, it isn’t natural gas, but solar + wind + hydro + nuclear.
This is actually fantastic news. 40% renewable, 40% natural gas, and 20% coal is a huge step in the right direction.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I thought the chart was pretty clear. Although I guess they could’ve color coded it.
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assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I think color coding it would’ve helped a bit yeah. Especially if they used the same color for wind and hydro and solar and nuclear. Otherwise you read 40% in the headline and the first thing which draws your attention is 44% natural gas
Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Here’s some overtime graphs up to 2020:
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