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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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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt

The Guardian: Energy

tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, or about 20% above 2005 levels. Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m

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Wisconsin Utility Alliant Energy Pledges Net-Zero Carbon by 2050

GreenTechMedia

Alliant’s move into solar follows other Midwestern utilities including Xcel , Consumers and Northern Indiana Public Service Company ( Nipsco ) augmenting wind power with increasingly low-cost solar to replace economically struggling coal plants. Alliant has retired about 1,000 megawatts of coal-fired power since 2005.

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RES and Cowessess First Nation plan 200-MW wind farm in Canada

Renewable Energy World

Bekevar Wind Energy Project will help the province achieve the federal target of phasing out conventional coal generation by 2030 and help SaskPower meet its target of 50% reduction of emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. “Saskatchewan is an ideal place to build some of the most cost-effective wind power in the world.

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Media brief: The impact of clean stimulus measures on the U.S. economy following the 2008 downturn

Clean Energy Canada

including California and Texas, solar and wind power is cheaper than natural gas and coal. wind generation has tripled and solar generation has increased over 80 times. up from 9% in 2005. power grid has contributed to cutting carbon pollution in the power sector by 28% since 2005. Since 2008, U.S.

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Duke Energy can cut emissions by 74% by 2030. Here’s how

Renewable Energy World

By meeting the mandates of H951 and limiting new gas generation capacity, Duke Energy would add 18,000 MW of solar, 3,000 MW of onshore wind, and 3,600 MW of battery storage, according to the authors. MMT in 2030, a 74% reduction from 2005 levels. Combined greenhouse gas emissions throughout the Duke Energy system would decrease to 20.4

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Duke Energy Lays Out Its Long-Term Clean Energy Pathways — and Price Tags

GreenTechMedia

The two pathways that would yield the most dramatic carbon reductions are based on North Carolina's evolving Clean Energy Plan stakeholder process, which is evaluating policy options for cutting emissions 70 percent by 2030 (versus 2005 levels). Solar growth by 2035 stalls at 8,650 megawatts under Duke’s base case, but rises to 12.3

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