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State govts in USA have renewable mandates
Twenty-eight state governments in USA have mandates generally requiring that 10 percent to 25 percent of their energy be obtained through renewable sources in a decade or two. (guess this is 2007 data) - Read More
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US Moves Closer to 15% Renewable Energy Standard
House Democrats negotiating a climate and energy bill have reportedly reached a compromise on a renewable energy standard (RES) as part of the American Clean Energy & Security Act that would allow those states unable to meet the requirement to make up for it with gains in energy efficiency. - Read More
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Renewable energy consumption by source
1999 data: in quadrillion BTU Wood & waste - 3.514 BTU (48%) Geothermal - 0.327 (4%) Conventional hydroelectric - 3.417 (47%) Solar - 0.076 (0.8%) ind - 0.038 (0.4%) Total - 7.37 quadrillion BTU I think the above data is for the USA alone
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