Renewables now claim a 30.1% share of total US utility-scale electrical generating capacity, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
Solar also provided nearly 100% of all new generating capacity in August, according to the SUN DAY Campaign, who reviewed the FERC data.
What’s more, renewable energy sources – biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind – accounted for over 90.1% of total US electrical generating capacity added in the first eight months of 2024.
Renewables were 99.8% of new generating capacity in August and 90.1% in first two-thirds of 2024. In its latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” (with data through August 31, 2024), FERC says 29 “units” of solar totaling 1,404 megawatts (MW) were placed into service in August along with one unit of biomass (3 MW). Combined, they accounted for 99.8% of all new generating…
