Renewable Energy Tops 10% of U.S. Energy Production
September 26, 2008
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Washington, D.C., United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] According to the latest "Monthly Energy Review" issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, renewable energy accounted for more than 10 percent of the domestically-produced energy used in the United States in the first half of 2008. For the period January, 1 to June 30, 2008, the United States consumed 50.673 quadrillion Btus (quads) of energy. Of that amount, 34.162 quads was from domestic sources and 16.511 quads was imported. Domestically-produced renewable energy (biomass/biofuels, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) totaled 3.606 quads, an amount equal to 10.56% of U.S. energy consumption that is domestically-produced.
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"Wind power saw the largest growth rate of any generation technology, increasing from 0.244 quads to 0.164 quads a jump of almost 49%".
Something's wrong here... Are the numbers switched?