US Carbon Neutral Power Generation Hits Record 46%

Yes, you read that right. For all the naysayers out there, US electric generation from non-carbon sources hit 46% in April. That’s a combination of the generation capacity of wind, solar, hydroelectric and nuclear plants. Nearly half of our electrical power generation is now fossil fuel free. Why now? Because it has actually become cheaper. For instance, generation of a MWh of from wind is now $26 to $50 as opposed to natural gas which is $45 to $74. I currently live on a hydroelectric reservoir in Vermont with wind turbines on the mountain ridge above in an electrified home heated and cooled with heat pumps powered by decarbonized energy sources. We are now all on the path to a new carbon free future!

Solar, wind power push renewable energy to record level in US in April (usatoday.com)