Renewables hit 18 per cent share of US electricity mix

Madeleine Cuff
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Clean energy contribution to the US electricity mix has doubled in the last decade, according to latest BNEF report

Renewable energy enjoyed a bumper year in the US in 2017, meeting 18 per cent of US electricity demand and doubling renewables share of the power mix compared to a decade ago. According to new data...

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