Featured image of post For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear power in the U.S.
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For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear power in the U.S.

For a single day at the end of March, wind was the second-largest source of electricity generation, the Energy Information Administration says. Natural gas is still the nation's largest power source.

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For a single day at the end of March, wind was the second-largest source of electricity generation, the Energy Information Administration says. Natural gas is still the nation’s largest power source.

Highlights

  • Wind power eclipses coal and nuclear power on March 29.
  • The U.S.
  • Energy Information Administration says this was the first time wind surpassed both on the same day.
  • Natural gas is still the largest source of electricity generation in the country.
  • But wind taking the No.
  • 2 spot may be short-lived, the EIA says, not expected to surpass any other method in any month of 2022 or 2023.

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