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 Energy Information Administration report by the Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (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.
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.