Worthwhile Wind and Solar Farm

The U.S. commissioned 16.5GW of new wind capacity last year, as developers prepared for a phase-out of the production tax credit. This was 77% more than in 2019 and 2.6GW higher than the country’s previous record in 2012.

Renewables’ contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% year-on-year. Renewable energy generated a fifth of U.S. power in 2020. https://bit.ly/3ycvVTj

The country built a record 33.6 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity, with both sources seeing their best year ever. The nation’s wind energy capacity increased by 17,100 megawattsup 85% from 2019's constructionbringing the U.S. to 122,000 megawatts of wind capacity online, or enough to power 38 million American homes. https://bit.ly/3tTlDUD

"2020 US electricity generation data are in from the U.S. Energy Information Administration Crunching the numbers, renewable energy accounted for 20.6% of US electricity generation last year. That was led by wind power, which accounted for 8.3% of US electricity generation, followed by hydropower at 7.2% and solar power at 3.3%." https://bit.ly/3v7he2q