56 terrawatts of coal in context.🏭

With only 56 terrawatt hours of coal electricity generated in February 2020, it’s the lowest in the 21st century and probably the lowest in 50 years.

That month also saw significant renewable energy production. We saw 29 terrawatt hours of wind produced, 8 terrawatt of solar, 25 terrawatt hours of hydro. That’s a lot because renewable energy facilities are tough to site due to environmental resources consumed in their construction and because the fact they are not an established industry.

Non-renewable energy represents 126 terrawatt hours of natural gas and 66 terrawatt hours of nuclear nationally.