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US Renewable Energy Usage to Double by 2050

Advances in wind and solar will increase US renewable’s market share from 21% in 2021 to 44% in 2050, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Hydropower’s contribution remains largely unchanged through 2050, and other renewable sources of power generation, such as geothermal and biomass, collectively remain less than 3% of the renewable total.

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