August 19, 2022
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued an August 16th report titled:
EIA Expects Renewables to Account for 22% of U.S. Electricity Generation in 2022 (“Report”)
The renewable sources identified include:
Such renewable sources are stated to have accounted for 20% of electricity generation in 2020 and 2021.
The Report provides the following increases are expected:
The driving force for the increase is stated to include:
- Additional generating capacity from wind and solar coming online
- Generation such as coal and nuclear coming offline
Note that the Southwest Power Pool region (which includes a portion of Arkansas) is stated to have had the most growth in renewable share of electricity over the past 10 years. This is stated to be largely due to wind generation.
The source for the Report’s information is EIA’s publication Short-Term Energy Outlook.
A copy of the Report can be downloaded here.
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