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What this means is that #cleanenergy generated more than half – 50.8% – of US #electricity for the first month on record. Together, wind and #solar reached an all-time high, generating 83 TWh of US electricity, 11% higher than the previous record of 75 TWh set in April 2024. #Fossilfuel generation fell by 2.5% (-4.3 TWh) compared to March 2024.
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First month on record: fossil fuels drop below 50% of US power mix
Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to Ember.Michelle Lewis (Electrek)
Interesting. Everyone has kind of assumed that putting big #solar arrays in a farmer’s field (so-called “agrivoltaics”) would probably further harm biodiversity. Someone finally tested that assumption and found out that the opposite is true: a well designed solar array allowed birds in much greater number and variety to live in the field compared to crops growing without the solar array.
Edit: see caveat in replies.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-farm…
Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research | RenewEconomy
New research finds solar farms managed with biodiversity in mind contain a greater number of bird species, and more birds overall, than surrounding cropland.Catherine Waite & Joshua Copping (RenewEconomy)
