Recent reports have the US trailing at the end of the list of the world’s most energy efficient countries, a bad title that leaves a lot of room for improvement. In July 2014 every single power installation in the US was of a renewable type. So far this year renewable installs have accounted for over half of all energy installs in the US, with wind and solar being the most popular.
Last month 100% of US power installs were renewable
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