A: 'GUST' is an acronym that stands for a series of four recent tax laws that also made changes to how retirement plans are operated. âEGTRRAâ is the acronym for the tax law enacted in 2001.
Of the renewable energy sources used to generate electricity in the United States, hydropower makes the biggest contribution. Water used to spin a turbine is a cheap, non-polluting domestic source of energy. But hydropower brings with it other environmental impacts to consider. More about hydroelectric.
[ vi ] The United States is the worldâs largest producer of nuclear power, but it derives a smaller percentage of its electricity from nuclear technology than many other industrial countries. In 2012, France derived 76 percent of its electricity from nuclear power.