US Renewable Energy Sources Surpass Nuclear In First Half Of 2018

US renewable energy sources accounted for nearly 20% of the country’s net electrical generation during the first half of 2018, according to new figures from the US Energy Information Administration, and narrowly beat out that provided by nuclear power. According to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest “Electric Power Monthly” report, and highlighted by Ken Bossong and the Sun Day Campaign to journalists via email, renewable energy sources accounted for 19.867% of the country’s electrical generation during the first half of the year, while nuclear power accounted for 19.863%. The figures representing renewable energy include biomass, geothermal, hydropower, wind, and solar both utility-scale and distributed.