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Midwestern Utility Evergy Pledges Carbon Cuts in Line With Paris Accord

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Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt gigawatts of nameplate capacity as of 2020. Above and beyond states' demands.

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Xcel Targets $1.4B in Wind and Solar Investments, Outlines Broader Carbon-Reduction Goals

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billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Xcel made waves in late 2018 by setting its own net-zero carbon plans in advance of state mandates.

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Evergy Pushes Back on Report of NextEra Energy’s $15B Acquisition Offer

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utilities have been grappling with the pressure to decarbonize their generation portfolios, seek early retirement of financially challenged and carbon-emitting coal-fired power plants, and in some cases to shift from competitive generation or fossil fuels businesses to regulated utility businesses with more stable revenue prospects.

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U.S. Coal Consumption Down 50% From Peak

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are composed of carbon and hydrogen. When hydrocarbons are combusted, the carbon forms carbon dioxide and the hydrogen forms water. Today, I want to cover the production and consumption of coal.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

The ninth edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook tells the story of American energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy in a volatile year. Figure 2 shows that natural gas and renewable generation continued to expand their share of the resource mix. power in 2020. A record 33.6

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Can Joe Biden Decarbonize The U.S. Power Sector By 2035?

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Clearly a lot of new carbon-free generation will be required. He didn’t mention nuclear power or carbon sequestration in this speech, but his website does mention them among four specific goals designed to decarbonize the power sector. Energy efficiency will help, but in 2019 the U.S.

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The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

Renewable Energy World

Renewable energy’s rapid growth is accelerating a national shift to a carbon-free electric power system. utilities have pledged to go carbon-free. Now the Biden administration and some members of Congress are proposing to decarbonize the power sector by 2035. Emission-free nuclear generation largely held steady.

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