Natural gas, Power grid, Solar Power and Wind power

Natural Gas Performed Heroically In Texas, Until It Didn’t

R-Squared Energy

MARCH 3, 2021

Our wind and our solar got shut down, and they were collectively more than 10 percent of our power grid, and that thrust Texas into a situation where it was lacking power on a statewide basis.”’ If you only look at this graphic, then natural gas is the hero of the story.

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Natural gas Demand Nuclear Power Batteries

Biden’s proposed increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? The Energy Department’s Solar Futures Study lays out three future pathways for the U.S. million solar panels or 364 large-scale wind turbines. power grid.

Solar Power

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Demand Climate change

EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. The project will upgrade and expand the grid in rural areas to meet the needs of the energy transition.

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As Canada builds a net-zero electricity grid, good decisions must start with good data

Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030. Our analysis also explores the costs of using battery storage to complement wind and solar power, finding that, even with storage included, both are still highly cost-competitive.

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Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

Several out-of-state power grids also reported emergency conditions on Monday and Tuesday. CAISO also was able to secure some scarce imported power, and wind power coming on late in the day helped too. It ended the demand about 30 minutes later as demand began to fall and wind power ramped back up.

Solar Energy Monitor

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But the tax-credit extensions contained in the bill could provide a significant boost for the primary federal incentive structure for wind and solar power by extending the expiration dates set by Congress late last year. ” Wind tax credit impacts.

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How to Build a Green Hydrogen Economy for the US West

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Out in Utah, a coal-fired power plant supplying electricity to Los Angeles is being outfitted with natural-gas-fired turbines that will eventually be able to run on hydrogen, created via electrolysis with wind and solar power and stored in massive underground caverns for use when that clean energy isn’t available for the grid.

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Funding the Next Generation of Efficient, Electric, Grid-Interactive Communities

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Balancing the grid impacts, costs of electrification and net-zero homes.

Energy Monitor

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Report Charts a Path for U.S. to Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

power grid, particularly if targeting a 10-year timeframe,” said Aaron Barr, the report’s author and principal consultant with WoodMac’s Energy Transition Practice. It also limits the addition of new natural gas-fired power plants which still play a role in many utilities long-term resource plans.

Fossil fuels

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How the utilities industry is building a sustainable future

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the US, 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from electricity generation. This is not surprising, with coal and natural gas representing about 60% of electrical supply. As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. Have you read?

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California's blackouts

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Demand Climate change

Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

.” More recently, Morano has been talking about whales—specifically, the idea that the higher-than-usual number of dead ones washing ashore along the East Coast is the result of President Joe Biden’s push to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.

Fossil fuels

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Climate change Demand

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Demand Climate change

CleanTech Focus

Natural Gas Performed Heroically In Texas, Until It Didn’t

Biden’s proposed increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

Trending Sources

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

As Canada builds a net-zero electricity grid, good decisions must start with good data

Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

How to Build a Green Hydrogen Economy for the US West

Funding the Next Generation of Efficient, Electric, Grid-Interactive Communities

Report Charts a Path for U.S. to Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

How the utilities industry is building a sustainable future

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California's blackouts

Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

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