And how do these utter morons think they get the electricity?
.S. electricity generation by source, amount, and share of total in 20181
Energy source Billion kWh Share of total
Total - all sources 4,171
Fossil fuels (total) 2,653 63.6%
Natural gas 1,469 35.2%
Coal 1,146 27.5%
Petroleum (total) 25 0.6%
Petroleum liquids 16 0.4%
Petroleum coke 9 0.2%
Other gases 13 0.3%
Nuclear 807 19.4%
Renewables (total) 703 16.9%
Hydropower 293
7.0%
Wind 273 6.5%
Biomass (total) 58
1.4%
Wood 41 1.0%
Landfill gas 11 0.3%
Municipal solid waste (biogenic) 7 0.2%
Other biomass waste -1 <0.1%
Solar (total) 64
1.5%
Photovoltaic 60
1.4%
Solar thermal 4
0.1%
Geothermal 16 0.4%
Pumped storage hydropower3 -6 -0.1%
Other sources 13 0.3%
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3
Why, if I add the first three together, am I already over 100%?
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I know that is what it says at your link, but I don’t know why...
Shhh! Don’t tell them lol.
These figures may be true and tell a very persuasive story, but you’re a racist. So there!