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Despite attempts by the Trump administration to stymie green energy projects, wind and solar are surging across the US. New data shows that renewables accounted for 98% of the country's new electricity capacity in the first quarter of 2025.

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JonUK41 · 36-40, M

Have you got a reliable source for this?

SW-User

@JonUK41 https://electrek.co/2025/05/14/ferc-solar-wind-q1-2025/

ElwoodBlues · M

Because, along with every other benefit, renewables are CHEAPER!!!

The following content is sponsored by the National Public Utilities Council

https://decarbonization.visualcapitalist.com/americas-cheapest-sources-of-electricity-in-2024/

Need another source?

https://about.bnef.com/insights/finance/cost-of-new-renewables-temporarily-rises-as-inflation-starts-to-bite/

Electric utilities are businesses with stockholders to answer to! And that's why, when planning new power plants, they look for the lower long-term cost sources! And that's why

https://epsa.org/markets-help-promote-affordable-reliable-power-sources-as-renewable-energy-overtakes-coal-as-second-largest-source-of-american-electricity/

SW-User

@ElwoodBlues The only thing I will caution though is that even though renewables are cheaper, that's not what's important. PROFIT is key. Renewables will never fully replace fossil fuels until the PROFIT is greater.

SW-User

As it should be. Same here in the UK. Renewable growth is inevitable.

SomeMichGuy · M

Good.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

Meanwhile the dinosaurs are pushing coal; backwards.

SW-User

@JimboSaturn Luckily it's not going to work. As an energy source, coal is done for.

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