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November 22, 2013

Renewables Provide 99% of All New US Electrical Generating Capacity in October
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2013
According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects, solar, biomass, and wind "units" provided 694 MW of new electrical generating capacity last month or 99.3% of all new generation placed in-service (the balance of 5 MW was provided by oil.) Twelve new solar units accounted for 504 MW or 72.1% of all new electrical generating capacity in October 2013 followed by four biomass units (124 MW - 17.7%) and two wind uni ... read more

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