Dive Summary:
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released data that shows that renewable sources were responsible for all of the new energy created in January.
- The reports found that 77.8 percent of this power was created by wind power; in January of 2012, fossil fuels accounted for 70 percent of new generation.
- For total installations, fossil fuels are still the most prevalent form of energy with more than two-thirds of generating capacity split between natural-gas and coal.
From the article:
Renewable sources still rank behind fossil fuels in total installed operating generating capacity, however. According to FERC, natural gas-fired sources provide 42.37 percent and coal provides 29.04 percent of total installed capacity. Wind power produces 5.17 percent of the total, while solar power provides .38 percent and biomass-fired sources produce 1.29 percent of total installed capacity. ...