U.S. Renewable Energy Production Increased By 300% Over Last
Decade NAW Staff, Friday 15 June 2012 - 11:46:11 U.S. production
of renewable energy has increased by more than 300% in the past
decade, but the nation still lags far behind Europe and
Indonesia and is only slightly ahead of Mexico in the percentage
of electricity it gets from renewable sources, according to a
new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
European countries, led by Germany, get more of their
electricity from wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable
energy sources than any other region in the world, NRDC's global
renewable energy scorecard The U.S. got about 2.7% of its
electricity from renewables in 2011, making it No. 7 among G-20
member countries. Moreover, some smaller, non-G-20 countries -
such as Spain, New Zealand and Iceland - get more than 15% of
their energy from renewable sources. Favorable governmental
policies and strong private-sector investments have helped to
increase the availability of renewable e