It's not. The U.S. adds approximately 40 GW of new renewable energy capacity per year, with 27 GW of that in solar and 6 GW in Wind. Over 90% of newly added grid capacity is green, largely thanks to the speed and scale of clean energy expansion relative to alternatives.

Where the US sucks is in retiring older facilities in order to cut emissions over time. We're just producing an enormous energy glut. The carbon we emit is plateauing, but it's never going to decline on these terms.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

From what I could find, the US has a miniscule amount of green energy, and its not increasing in proportion to fossil fuels like natural gas: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62444

According to EIA data, the US is currently only ~9% clean energy sources, and 91% fossil fuels.

This is way behind the world average for clean energy, which is 43%, and the PRC's which is 42% despite producing most of the consumer goods for the whole world.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

the US has a miniscule amount of green energy, and its not increasing in proportion to fossil fuels

In 2023, petroleum remained the most-consumed fuel in the United States, as it has been for the past 73 years, and renewables exceeded coal for the first time in about 140 years.

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Electricity generation from zero-carbon sources such as wind and solar has increased rapidly in recent years. In 2022, U.S. energy consumption from renewable sources surpassed that from nuclear for the first time since 1984. U.S. nuclear energy consumption began in the late 1950s and has remained fairly constant since the early 2000s.

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