40% Of US Electricity Is Now Emissions-Free

28 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from Arstechnica

"...wind is largely unchanged since 2022, accounting for about 10 percent of total generation...Solar has seen a significant change, going from five to six percent of the total electricity production...If we combine nuclear and renewables under the umbrella of carbon-free, then that's up by nearly 1 percent since 2022 and is likely to surpass 40 percent for the first time."

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