In 2022, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, produced more electricity than coal for the first time in the United States.
Additionally, renewable generation surpassed nuclear generation for the second time, the first time being in 2021.
In total, the US electric power sector produced 4,090 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity last year, according to new figures released by the EIA.
The figure was mainly attributed to a significant increase in wind and solar power, which contributed 14 per cent of the electricity produced domestically in 2022, an increase from 12 per cent the previous year.
Natural gas remained the largest source of US electricity generation, increasing from a 37 per cent share in 2021 to 39 per cent in 2022. Hydropower generation remained unchanged, at 6 per cent, while biomass and geothermal sources contributed less than 1 per cent each.
Overall, Texas was the state that produced the...