Comment on 40% of US electricity is now emissions-free

• misophist@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Geothermal - 0.4%

  Geothermal is not quite to the point where we can represent it with a whole number percentage value, but it’s getting there! If we’re going to include sub-1% generators, burning wood has geothermal beat out at 0.8%. Geothermal is cool, though!

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  • BastingChemina@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Burning wood is extremely important for reaching 100% renewable.

    It’s one of the only pilotable renewables energy. Even with a lot of battery there is still long period with very little sun and wind that will require to fire up a thermal power station.

    Wood is a very good candidate for that.

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