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From CBS News:

Renewable energy is on the rise.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, renewable sources of energy like hydropower, wind and solar will account for 24% of the nation's energy supply in 2023, more than double what it was a decade ago.

The number is being driven by an increase in generating capacity from wind and solar and the retirement of coal and nuclear plants — and a dramatic drop in prices in recent years.

While big states like California, Texas and Washington lead the way on total renewable energy generation, one small state has been leading in a different way.

In 2015, Hawai‘i became the first state to pass a law saying all electricity would come from renewable sources by 2045.

Watch at cbsnews.com.