Dive Summary:
- U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest Electric Power Monthly report reveals that solar energy generation increased by 94.4% from June 2012 year to date (YTD) to June 2013 YTD, according to Clean Technica. Over the same time period, wind generation increased by 20.1%.
- Renewable sources—comprised of wind, solar, biomass and geothermal resources—provided over 14%, or 131,465 megawatt hours (MWh) of net U.S. energy generation during the first half of 2013.
- Solar generation has seen dramatic growth over the last few years, from 825 MWh in 2011 YTD and 1,891 MWh in 2012 YTD to 3,677 MWh in 2013 YTD.
To further illustrate these trends, Utility Dive created a few charts with the EIA's Electricity Data Browser. Here's a graph showing solar generation over the last three years (click to see enlarged version):
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Here's a graph showing the growth of solar generation since 2001 (click to see enlarged version):
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Here's a graph that charts solar versus wind generation from 2001-2012 (click to see enlarged version):
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