SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (102552)5/16/2001 10:02:31 AM
From: Ilaine   of 436258
 
Art - according to DOE, in 1999 (don't have any more recent data than that) coal generation was 51% of total electric power generated.

>>Net generation in 1999 increased from 3,618 billion kWh
in 1998 to 3,691 billion kWh, reflecting an increase of 2.0
percent in demand for electricity(14) (Table 5). Coal
provided 51.0 percent of total generation (1,882 billion
kWh), followed by nuclear at 19.7 percent or 728 billion
kWh (Figure 4). Nuclear-powered generation increased
by 8.1 percent (compared to 1998), due to a significant
improvement in the capacity factors (up to 85.5 percent,
from 78.2 percent in 1998) (15) for these plants during the
year.(16) Fewer maintenance outages and a return to
service of three nuclear plants also contributed to an
increased generation from nuclear plants. Gas-fired units
provided 15.3 percent or 565 billion kWh of total
generation in 1999, increasing its output 2.9 percent from
1998. Hydroelectric facilities supplied another 8.3 percent
(a decline of about 3.6 percent from the previous year) of
the total generation in 1999. Energy sources in the "Other"
category (which include biomass, wind, photovoltaic,
geothermal, and solar thermal) contributed 2.4 percent of
total generation. <<

eia.doe.gov
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News