Fossil Fuels Continue to Dominate Power Generation

E&E News reports that new sources of wind, solar, and battery-storage have helped shore up the grid, but natural gas, coal, and nuclear continue to be the major generation sources. So far in 2023, natural gas alone has accounted for 42.4% of U.S. power generation. Experts say it’s important to keep quick-start fossil fuel power plants online to ensure reliability. 8/29/2023