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Badfickle t1_je4y6fu wrote

Reply to comment by Justtryme90 in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty

This is true but depends on the time scale you are looking at. Prior to 2019 gas dominated new capacity additions. The last 5 years solar and wind took over and are growing rapidly. The IRA will accelerate that trend.

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Justtryme90 t1_je50y3k wrote

Doesn't mean we shouldn't be honest about the current reality.

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confusedapegenius t1_je53lba wrote

True, but the headline is also honest.

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Justtryme90 t1_jecb4la wrote

It's implying surpassing coal is significant, it's not really. We need to do more, we will, but still.

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confusedapegenius t1_jef9mre wrote

I’d say it’s significant, as a milestone. These things can have psychological importance that are independent of engineering. But I agree that’s no reason to stop accelerating the renewables transition.

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