The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) on
Nov. 29 released electric generation statistics through the end of September
2016. Generation from geothermal, solar, and wind energy increased by 24
percent compared with the first nine months of 2015. Non-hydro renewable
energy, including biomass,
has made up 8.5 percent of U.S. electric generation thus far in 2016.
Overall, renewable energy sources, including hydro-electric
power, made up 15.1 percent of total U.S. electric generation through the first
nine months of 2016. This is down from 16.9
percent during the first half of 2016 (with 9.2 percent from non-hydro
renewables), but still far ahead of 2015. Non-hydro renewable energy is still
expected to be over 9 percent of total generation by the end of the year, up
from 7.6 percent in 2015.
