U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged NYT | Top Stories By: Brad Plumer 9 January 2025 at 18:02 After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace. © Cj Gunther/EPA, via ShutterstockConstruction of wind turbines for an offshore on the State Pier in New London, Conn., in November. The nation’s demand for electricity increased by roughly 3 percent in 2024.
U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged NYT | Top Stories By: Brad Plumer 9 January 2025 at 18:02 After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace. © Cj Gunther/EPA, via ShutterstockConstruction of wind turbines for an offshore on the State Pier in New London, Conn., in November. The nation’s demand for electricity increased by roughly 3 percent in 2024.