WASHINGTON – If there’s a War on Coal, it’s increasingly clear which side is winning. Wind turbines and solar panels accounted for more than two-thirds of all new electric generation capacity added to the nation’s grid in 2015, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy. The remaining third was largely new power plants fueled by natural gas, which has become cheap and plentiful as a result of hydraulic fracturing. It was the second straight year U.S.
Republican States Benefiting From Shift To Wind And Solar Energy
MICHAEL BIESECKER - The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald
Thu, 05/05/2016 - 7:28am
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Topics: Maine Cumberland County Portland
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