U.S. Energy Information Administration released their most recent report regarding the consumption of alternative energy in the United States. Not surprisingly you quickly see our dependency on fossil fuels making it a total of 37%.On a happier note you see that theres a 7% of energy production made out of renewable resources. When you look into the 7% you see that the highest percent of renewable energy output is Biomass, meaning the burning of fuels produced from renewable sources such as ethanol production and second to that is Hydroelectric also most of these productions are from the same states like New York and California. Even though 7% is a low number comparing it to the other percentages the U.S. is slowly increasing that number. Many states have committed to renewable energy goals, generally striving for about 20% generation capacity by 2020. If growth continues in renewable energy at the present rate, that figure should be well within reach.
When looking at the percentages within the renewable energy what was surprising was how low energy output from solar and wind is. When you think about it you have sun light over half of a day and wind depending where you are located at is sometimes always available. This article was very informative but to improve it I believe there should have been some comparing and contrasting some of the information from previous years to see how we are increasing the renewable energy output and also comparing out statistics with other countries.
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