Americans Are Using More Renewable Energy Resources
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A new government study shows that Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources. The average American household uses about 95 million BTU per year.
The increase in renewables is a really good story, especially in the wind arena, it’s a result of very good incentives and technological advancements.
In 2009, the technology got better and the incentives remained relatively stable.The investments put in place for wind in previous years came online in 2009. Even better, there are more projects in the pipeline for 2010 and beyond.
The ratio of energy services to the total amount of energy used is a measure of the country’s energy efficiency. Carbon emissions data are expected to be released later this year, but Simon suspects they will tell a similar story.
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