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Progressive dog

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2. 1200 Gigawatts is USA generating capacity
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 06:30 PM
Mar 2024

at end of 2022. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us-generation-capacity-and-sales.php
At the end of 2022, the United States had 1,160,169 MW—or about 1.16 billion kW—of total utility-scale electricity-generation capacity and about 39,486 MW—or nearly 0.04 billion kW—of small-scale solar photovoltaic electricity-generation capacity.
We need many more wind farms and other renewable electricity sources to even come close to net zero emissions. Seventy one percent of generating capacity is currently not renewable.

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1.21 Gigawatts? speak easy Mar 2024 #1
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