US power generation companies fast transitioning to clean energy, says Edison Electric Institute
By Jim Gibbins - 1st May 2020
USA / Belgium - Private investor energy producer companies are leading the way toward reducing carbon emissions and in clean energy transformation, according to Becky Knox of the Edison Electric Institute (EEIs), the trade association that represent investor-owned electric companies. Speaking at the Busworld Academy, held in Omaha, Nebraska, USA in association with ABA Marketplace (January 2020), she said its members were playing their part to help accelerate electric transportation in the United States.
More than a third of US power generation today is already coming from carbon-free resources, Knox stated – this includes nuclear, hydro-electric and non-hydro-electric renewables (such as solar and wind). The chart below shows this change from a decade ago from a heavily carbon-based energy production to a more carbon emissions-free mix.
