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Slow, [Expensive] and Amazing - Nuclear Power [2/3]

Mr. Sustainability

Nuclear power is up to three times more expensive than wind or solar Summary - Costs of renewables continue to fall incrementally and are at a record low of around €40 per MWh. Nuclear power plants, especially in the West, are confronted with high construction costs, extreme delays and more stringent safety measures.

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Midwestern Utility Evergy Pledges Carbon Cuts in Line With Paris Accord

GreenTechMedia

On Friday, the 1-million-customer utility, formed last year by the merger of Westar Energy and Kansas City Power & Light parent company Great Plains Energy, announced plans to cut carbon emission by 80 percent from 2005 levels by 2050. Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt

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

GreenTechMedia

Despite its massive renewables fleet, NextEra has yet to commit to a zero-carbon goal, instead setting a target to reduce its carbon emissions rate 67 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. And Exelon Corp., And Exelon Corp.,

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U.S. Coal Consumption Down 50% From Peak

R-Squared Energy

Regulations eventually reined in that problem, but coal-fired power plants still emit pollutants like mercury. They even emit more radioactive elements than a nuclear power plant. But, because of the various pollution issues associated with coal, most developed countries have moved away from coal-fired power.

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

GreenTechMedia

Xcel expects regulators to approve this plan, which also includes coal-closure commitments and extending its nuclear power plant operations through at least 2040, by the end of this year. Xcel made waves in late 2018 by setting its own net-zero carbon plans in advance of state mandates.

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

Renewable Energy World

Renewables’ contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% year-on-year. power in 2020. Power from all zero-carbon sources (renewables plus nuclear power) set another record, meeting 40% of demand. This was despite a decline in nuclear output. Renewable energy generated a fifth of U.S.

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'Societal engagement is essential': New study shines light on net zero challenges

Business Green

It estimates that in all net zero scenarios, a major ramping up of renewables would be essential, including between 50GW and 90GW of offshore and onshore wind capacity, and potentially up to 80GW of solar capacity, depending on whether the UK also prioritises scaling up nuclear power capacity.