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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free

arstechnica.com 40% of US electricity is now emissions-free

Good news as natural gas, coal, and solar see the biggest changes.

40% of US electricity is now emissions-free

Good news as natural gas, coal, and solar see the biggest changes.

Just before the holiday break, the US Energy Information Agency released data on the country's electrical generation. Because of delays in reporting, the monthly data runs through October, so it doesn't provide a complete picture of the changes we've seen in 2023.

But some of the trends now seem locked in for the year: wind and solar are likely to be in a dead heat with coal, and all carbon-emissions-free sources combined will account for roughly 40 percent of US electricity production.

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