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Forget King Coal. Solar Is ‘New King’ of Global Power Markets, Says IEA

GreenTechMedia

Solar power is the "new king" of global electricity markets, with the International Energy Agency calling it the cheapest form of electricity in history in its annual centerpiece World Energy Outlook report. Solar's ascent and coal's decline have been rapid by the standards of the electricity industry. degrees Celsius.

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Making the Case for an Integrated Energy Market in the Southeastern US

GreenTechMedia

That’s primarily because renewable energy’s growth will remain challenging without a more flexible and regionally coordinated system to balance the intermittency of wind and solar power through geographic diversity and a broader range of hydropower dams, new battery storage and other balancing resources.

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US Voluntary Clean Power Sales Keep Surging, With More Than a Little Help From Utilities

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These clean power sales have surged in the past decade: According to data collected and published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, they doubled from 2010 to 2014 and doubled again from 2014 to 2019. Offerings could become more common, and more diverse, as grids get cleaner.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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

GreenTechMedia

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. R&D for clean energy, energy storage, carbon capture and nuclear power. Solar power will get $1.5

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