Renewables Climb, Slowly but Surely, As Coal Retreats

Non-hydroelectric renewable energy from wind, solar and biomass provided 3.7% of America’s energy needs this year through April, up from 3.1% for the same period last year, according to the Electric Power Monthly, a newsletter released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

That figure surpasses a goal of generating 3% of the nation’s energy from renewables by 2013 in a version of the Waxman-Markey climate bill now in the Senate. The House passed a version of the bill on June 26 that calls for a 6% minimum by 2012, although there are loopholes in the legislation.
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