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Originally Posted by klinton
and how are these renewable/alternative energy sources ?
from wikipedia:
"Renewable energy in the United States accounted for 12.9 percent of the domestically produced electricity in 2013,[1] and 11.2 percent of total energy generation"
is it a lot ?
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it's primarily wind and solar then geothermal.
I would guess not. But the important parts are 1) we are trending towards more & more renewable energy sources as the statistics show, so while it may be 11-12% today, that # is going in the right direction - up. 2) the combination of several things, including using alt energy is what has separated the gdp and oil consumption link. We are becoming a much more efficient 'Merica, fuck yah!