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U.S. Geothermal electrical generation grew by 5.4% in 2014

U.S. Geothermal electrical generation grew by 5.4% in 2014 Solar panels on top of a Wal Mart store in Covine, California (source: flickr/ Walmart Stores, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas 9 Mar 2015

Electrical generation from non-hydro renewables (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) has more than tripled in the last 10 years in the US.

In the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Electric Power Monthly report for 2014, the net electrical generation renewable energy sources excluding hydro has increased by 10.9% over the previous year according to recent post in Renewable Energy World (REW).