Wowhappens quote: 80% of USA Energy is fossil fuel
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Wowhappens quote: 80% of USA Energy is fossil fuel.
Wrong… 61% is fossil fuel.
Quote… democrats want electric car mandate.
We are definitely looking to expand electric cars. We have no mandates in place other than wishful California. Extensions will happen. Grandfathering of current vehicles will happen. So no fear for those who choose not to go electric. At least right away.
U.S. utility-scale electricity generation by source, amount, and share of total in 20211
Data as of November 2022
Energy source Billion kWh Share of total
Total - all sources 4,108
Fossil fuels (total) 2,508 61.0%
Natural gas 1,579 38.4%
Coal 898
21.9%
Petroleum (total) 19
0.5%
Petroleum liquids 12 0.3%
Petroleum coke 8 0.2%
Other gases3 11 0.3%
Nuclear 778 18.9%
Renewables (total) 815 19.8%
Wind 378
9.2%
Hydropower 252 6.1%
Solar (total)
115
2.8%
Photovoltaic 112
2.7%
Solar thermal 3
0.1%
Biomass (total) 54 1.3%
Wood 36 0.9%
Landfill gas 9 0.2%
Municipal solid waste (biogenic) 6
0.1%
Other biomass waste 2
0.1%
Geothermal 16 0.4%
Pumped storage hydropower4 -5 -0.1%
Other sources5 12 0.3%
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Wrong… 61% is fossil fuel.
Quote… democrats want electric car mandate.
We are definitely looking to expand electric cars. We have no mandates in place other than wishful California. Extensions will happen. Grandfathering of current vehicles will happen. So no fear for those who choose not to go electric. At least right away.
U.S. utility-scale electricity generation by source, amount, and share of total in 20211
Data as of November 2022
Energy source Billion kWh Share of total
Total - all sources 4,108
Fossil fuels (total) 2,508 61.0%
Natural gas 1,579 38.4%
Coal 898
21.9%
Petroleum (total) 19
0.5%
Petroleum liquids 12 0.3%
Petroleum coke 8 0.2%
Other gases3 11 0.3%
Nuclear 778 18.9%
Renewables (total) 815 19.8%
Wind 378
9.2%
Hydropower 252 6.1%
Solar (total)
115
2.8%
Photovoltaic 112
2.7%
Solar thermal 3
0.1%
Biomass (total) 54 1.3%
Wood 36 0.9%
Landfill gas 9 0.2%
Municipal solid waste (biogenic) 6
0.1%
Other biomass waste 2
0.1%
Geothermal 16 0.4%
Pumped storage hydropower4 -5 -0.1%
Other sources5 12 0.3%
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