US green energy share hits record levels as solar power doubles
Government figures show renewables accounted for more than 14 per cent of total US electricity production in the first half of this year
Renewables made up 14.3 per cent of US electricity generation in the first half of 2014, spurred by solar power more than doubling its output year on year. The US Energy Information Administration's...
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