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One Big Chart: how does the cost of nuclear power compare to renewables?

The Guardian: Energy

Peter Dutton has suggested Australia should build large-scale nuclear reactors, but CSIRO’s GenCost report shows the price compared to solar and wind Electricity from nuclear power would cost Australia significantly more than generating it from solar and wind, according to the CSIRO.

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Could The U.S. Automobile Fleet Run On Wind And Solar Power?

R-Squared Energy

with electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) power. on solar power would require a substantial amount of backup power or storage for when the sun isn’t shining. I also knew that my solar PV calculation was subject to many assumptions, and the answer could therefore be 50% too large or 50% too small.

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Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021

R-Squared Energy

Note: The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Today, we’ll cover renewable energy in more detail. exajoules of renewable energy.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

GreenTechMedia

Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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How NextEra Overtook ExxonMobil As The Largest U.S. Energy Company

R-Squared Energy

If you had invested in Florida-based utility NextEra Energy a decade ago, your total return through this week, including dividends, would have been 600%. That is a phenomenal return for an energy company. energy company. In the process, NextEra became the largest producer of wind and solar power in the world.

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Three-Quarters of New US Generating Capacity in 2020 Will Be Renewable, EIA Says

GreenTechMedia

Energy Information Administration has confirmed what it and industry watchers predicted a year ago—that wind and solar power will expand on their already-large share of new U.S. EIA’s numbers also break records for both wind and solar in terms of annual capacity additions.

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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

Earlier this month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 was released, covering energy data through 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Typically, the Review gives us a comprehensive summary of energy trends. Energy Overview.