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A Renewables Revolution Is Toppling the Dominance of Fossil Fuels in U.S. Power

  • Solar, wind power accounted for 68 percent of new capacity
  • Natural gas on pace to overtake coal as biggest power source
A wind turbine stands in this aerial photograph taken above the Haengwon Wind Farm in Jeju, South Korea, on Sunday, June 28, 2015. South Korea’s 15 trillion won ($13.3 billion) extra budget will channel money to the medical and tourism sectors as the Park administration seeks to cushion the impact of a deadly respiratory disease.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Renewable energy was the biggest source of new power added to U.S. electricity grids last year as falling prices and government incentives made wind and solar increasingly viable alternatives to fossil fuels.

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