Renewable energy is said to surpass nuclear power by 2020 and coal by 2028 to become the second largest source of US electricity generation after natural gas, according to the Annual Energy Outlook 2016 report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA projects that renewable sources will account for about 20 percent of U.S. electrical production in 2020, up from 12 percent last year.
Renewable energy is said to surpass nuclear power by 2020 and coal by 2028 to become the second largest source of US electricity generation after natural gas, according to the Annual Energy Outlook 2016 report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Factors contributing to renewable energy growth include federal tax credits and the Clean Power Plan, an increase in wind and solar PV, affordable and competitive prices, and more realistic cost assumptions for renewable energy by the EIA.