27 Mar
2017
27 Mar
'17
9:26 a.m.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/us-wind-capacity-surpasses-hydro-ove... http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/ In the US, a number of major milestones occurred on the electric grid in 2016, almost all of them involving wind power. Now the Energy Information Administration is confirming that's because of a big overall trend: wind power is now the largest source of renewable energy generating capacity, passing hydroelectric power in 2016. And since the two sources produce electricity at nearly the same rate, we'll soon see wind surpass hydro in terms of electricity produced. ......