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The Latest in Power Plants

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013
  • By Ingrid Lobet
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By far, the majority of America’s electricity comes from burning coal, splitting atoms and burning natural gas. But partly through federal subsidies, renewable energy is getting more commercially competitive. As Living on Earth’s Ingrid Lobet reports, 350 thousand homes in Nevada and California may get their juice from the sun and from hydrogen

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