EIA: Wind was the second-largest source of U.S. electricity generation on March 29

On Tuesday, March 29, wind turbines in the Lower 48 states produced 2,017 gigawatthours (GWh) of electricity, making wind the second-largest source of electric generation for the day, only behind natural gas, according to EIA’s Hourly Electric Grid Monitor.  Daily wind-powered electricity had surpassed coal-fired and nuclear electricity generation separately on other days earlier this year…