Question

Will more than 80% of the new US electricity Generation Capacity in 2016 come from solar and wind?

Resolved :No

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Total Forecasters133

Community Prediction30%

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community: 30%

Did this actually happen?No

Community Baseline Score

14.5

Community Peer Score

11.7

median 30.0%mean 30.5%

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Environment & Climate

Environmental science

Solar power in the United States

Wind power in the United States

Renewable energy in the United States

Solar physics

Physics

United States

Will renewable energy have a higher energy production share in the US than combined fossil fuels and nuclear in any month before 2050?

74%

Will renewable energy exceed 55% of global electricity generation before 2030, according to Our World in Data?

What percentage of primary energy in the United States will come from solar in 2031?

8.7

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