The U.S. added 394 megawatts of new capacity to produce electricity in November, and all of it came from renewable sources, according to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announcement on Friday.
The latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from FERC’s Office of Energy Projects now shows that energy sources such as biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind have now accounted for more than a third—34.9 percent—of all new electrical generating capacity in the United States, with the majority coming from solar.[...]
November is the third month this year that renewables accounted for 99 to 100 percent of new power capacity. In October, the U.S. added 699 megawatts of new capacity to produce electricity — 99 percent, or 694 MW, of which came from renewable sources. In March, solar produced 100 percent of new electrical generation capacity, with seven new units in California, Nevada, New Jersey, Hawaii, Arizona, and North Carolina.