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Steady growth in renewable energy in USA

Energy Use Down, Renewables Up | RenewablesBiz, Wind grew by one-third in 2009 Bill Opalka | Apr 12, 2011, Renewable energy is growing steadily even while the overall economy slumps and energy use from other sources is falling.That’s the gist of a new report from the federal Energy Information Administration, which tracks energy use and projects future supplies. It just released a report that showed that overall use declined for consecutive years, in 2008 and 2009, for reasons outside of the energy sector, for the first time in decades.

U.S. energy consumption declined for the second year in a row in 2009, falling 4.8 percent between 2008 and 2009 to 94.6 quadrillion Btus. This follows a 2.1-percent decline between 2007 and 2008. As a result, total energy consumption in 2009 dropped to its lowest level since 1996…….

the overall shift to renewables from 2005 to 2009 is impressive. Wind has come from a relatively minor renewable energy source to accounting for nearly 10 percent of total renewable energy consumption. Energy Use Down, Renewables Up | RenewablesBiz

April 12, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA