A renewable renaissance is on the rise in America.
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) accounted for 18.49% of net domestic electrical generation during the first eight months of 2019, according to the EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly.” A year earlier, renewables’ share was 17.95%. Solar, including small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, grew 13.7% in the first eight months of 2019 when compared to the first eight months of 2018. The advent of solar-plus-storage systems — battery systems that are charged through connected solar systems — is sure to propel those numbers even higher.