Natural Gas Overwhelmingly Replaces Coal
New Analysis of US Regional Power Generation Between 2007 and 2013A new Breakthrough analysis looks at regional power generation data and finds that cheap natural gas has overwhelmingly displaced coal generation, not other sources of low-carbon energy, such as renewables, nuclear, or hydro. In fact, in regions where gas generation has grown, nuclear and hydro generation has either remained stable or risen. Growth of non-hydro renewables, by contrast, can account for little of the decline in coal generation, the analysis finds. Ultimately, the growth of natural gas generation, along with reduced electricity demand, is responsible for the vast majority of reduced emissions in the US power sector since 2007.
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