According to U.S. EIA this is the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s,. Average annual growth rate for renewables for the last 14 years was quite impressive - 5%, while wind, solar, and bio-fuels were growth leaders.
Over half of all renewable energy was used in 2014 to generate electricity, about quarter - in the industrial sector, and 13% - n the transportation sector, which was a fastest growing consumer of renewable energy.
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U.S. renewable energy accounted for 9.8% of total domestic energy consumption in 2014
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