16 gigawatts is a lot of power. The average nuclear power plant in operation today provides less than just one gigawatt of power (I believe the average is around 850 MW). Which is why it’s good news that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , otherwise known as the stimulus bill , is on track to add 16 GW of renewable energy to the US grid. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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16 GW of Renewable Energy to be Created in US by Stimulus Bill