Clean energy
Chart: US clean energy backlog balloons to unprecedented 2 terawatts
The huge figure shows that developers are ready to build renewables, but it also underscores a key problem: The country doesn't have enough transmission capacity.
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Clean energy
Chart: The US got more electricity from renewables than coal last year
It's a major milestone, but fossil gas remains the market leader by a wide margin. -
Wind
Chart: Which countries added the most new wind power in 2022?
Supply-chain issues and market uncertainty slowed progress last year, but global wind power capacity still inched closer to the 1-terawatt milestone. -
Clean energy
Chart: How much clean energy has been added globally since 2017?
Short answer: A lot. Solar has led the growth in renewable capacity around the world — especially in China. -
Clean energy
Charts: See when renewables provide more than 20% of power in the US
Solar, wind and hydropower fluctuate seasonally. At some times of the year, they're now providing as much as a third of electricity to the U.S. grid.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Chart: Clean energy to make up 84% of new US power capacity in 2023
Solar, wind, nuclear and grid batteries will account for nearly all power plant construction, with batteries beating gas for the first time. -
Electric vehicles
Chart: Is that electric truck greener than a gas-powered compact car?
A new analysis compares the total life-cycle emissions of electric vehicles, hybrids and gas-powered cars. How does your ride stack up? -
Solar
Chart: Who's the leader in utility-scale solar — California or Texas?
After several years running of massive solar capacity buildouts, the Lone Star State is rapidly gaining ground on the long-established renewables leader. -
Clean energy jobs
Chart: US climate law to spur thousands of new jobs in every state
The biggest winners from Inflation Reduction Act–driven projects will be states with plentiful wind and sun and significant manufacturing bases, according to a new analysis.By Maria Gallucci .
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Heat pumps
Chart: Americans bought more heat pumps than gas furnaces last year
Even before Inflation Reduction Act incentives kicked in, Americans bought more heat pumps than ever before last year — well over 4 million.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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