Renewables outpaced coal in electricity generation in 2022
Electricity generated from renewable sources outpaced coal-generated electricity in 2022 for the first time.
The Casper Star Tribune, citing an Associated Press story, said only 20% of electricity came from coal sources last year. Coal use for electricity peaked in 2007 at 50%.
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How dispatchable resources enable the clean energy transition
Platte River must prepare for the retirement of 431 megawatts (MW) of dispatchable, coal-fired generation by the end of the decade and address more frequent extreme weather events that can bring dark calms (periods when there is no sun or wind).
