The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). According to the STEO, non-hydropower renewables (such as wind and solar energy) provided slightly less than 10% of electricity generation in 2017, and are expected to provide more than 10% in 2018 and nearly 11% in 2019. In terms of wind power,…
Despite increase of renewable energy, fossil fuels still dominate in U.S.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new Today in Energy brief looked at the changes in U.S. energy consumption since 1776. The results: Fossil fuels have provided more than 80% of total U.S. energy consumption for more than 100 years. Since 1928, when consumption of natural gas surpassed that of biomass, the three fossil fuels — petroleum,…