“Factoids” on sustainable energy issues from the Sustainable Energy Coalition:
Introduction.
Factoid #1: Biomass Could Provide 15% of U.S. Energy Demand by 2030.
Factoid #2: Annual Installations of Rooftop Photovoltaics Could Power Hundreds of Thousands of Homes and Businesses by 2010.
Factoid #3: Wind Power Could Generate More Than Enough Sustainable Electricity to Meet Global Energy Needs.
Factoid #4: Biomass Could Provide at Least 12 Percent of California’s Electricity Needs.
Factoid #5: Untapped Geothermal Resources Could Provide 25,000MW of Electrical Generating Capacity
Factoid #6: U.S. Can Eliminate Oil Use in a Few Decades
Factoid #7: The Northeast Has Enough Efficiency Resources to Slow and Eventually Halt Growth in Electricity Demand
Factoid #8: Wind Power Could Generate 20% of Electricity by 2020; Renewable Fuels Can Largely Replace Gasoline by 2050
Factoid #9: California Can Satisfy 33 Percent of its Electricity Supply Needs With Renewable Energy by 2020 With Little or no Increase in Electric Rates.
Factoid #10: Western U.S. Could Reduce Electricity Use by 20% From Projected Levels by 2020
Factoid #11: Energy Use in Buildings Can be Cut by 14 Percent by 2020 Through Short-term Efficiency Policies
Factoid #12 — Solar Energy Could Provide 8,000+ MW of Capacity in Western States by 2015
Factoid #13 — Combined Heat & Power Could Provide an Additional 43,000 MW of Electrical Generating Capacity in Western States
Factoid #14 — California Has Potential For Almost 150GW of Wind Capacity
Factoid #15 — California Can Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets at no Net Cost While Creating 20,000 Jobs And Expanding State’s Economy $60 Billion
Factoid #16 — Western U.S. Has 13,000 Megawatts of Near-Term Geothermal Power Potential
Factoid #17: U.S. Hydropower Can Be Increased By At Least 50 Percent
Factoid #18: Renewable Resources Could Provide 99 Percent of U.S. Electricity Generation by 2020
