DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The consultant was the sole interviewee in the segment, in which she claimed that the move to renewable energy, primarily wind power, was increasing the risk of blackouts. Wind Power ‘Blackout’ Risk Porter told BBC Radio 4 listeners in the interview: “There were risks around blackouts this winter.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

That could drive commercial and industrial customers out of the state, weaken public support for the state’s clean energy goals, and drive residential customers to “more gasoline usage and more natural gas usage” rather than toward their electric-powered alternatives, he said.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Nearly 250 renewable energy projects have been withdrawn from MISO from 2016 to 2020, and insufficient transmission infrastructure is one of the main causes, according to a recent study from the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Sustainable FERC Project. While an improvement compared to coal, natural gas is still carbon-intensive.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

What would happen if you converted all the single-family homes in Texas from natural gas to electric heating? That if we electrify a lot of different end uses or sectors of the economy that power demand of the grid would double or something like that.” cents per therm for natural gas.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

According to Kurnik, hydroponics and aeroponic farming use less water and don't degrade soil like traditional farming, but for vertical farming to become environmentally sustainable on a carbon emissions level, these systems need to source electricity from renewables such as solar, wind or hydro.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Unlike the revenue neutral carbon tax which appeared on ballots in 2016, Initiative 1631 is a carbon pollution fee which generates revenue for investments guided by an appointed board. These include investment in five categories: wind power, forestry and water, energy efficiency, and public transit including a focus on rural investments.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 26, 2021

Its latest 3-year data foresee the net capacity for coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power combined dropping by more than 14 gigawatts (GW) whereas renewables – mostly solar and wind – are forecast to grow by over 64 GW. adding about 1.35% to its share each year).

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

FPL joined other Florida utilities in a multi-year fight against the expansion of net metering in the state, including backing a ballot initiative, defeated in 2016, that would have locked in utility monopoly over electric sales. Dominion's generation fleet centers around nuclear and gas.

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

oil and gas industry, has become a clean energy superpower. The state already leads the nation in wind-power generation and solar is booming. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic delivers a blow to the state’s struggling oil and gas industry, wind and solar production remain on a trajectory for continued record growth.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This could effectively bar capacity market participation for gigawatts of solar and wind power expected to be built under state renewable portfolio standard programs in PJM’s 11-state region stretching from Illinois to Maryland. gigawatts from wind power, and 500 megawatts from solar.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

As the credit neared its phaseout and the Clean Power Plan awaited implementation, analysts warned of an “unprecedented boom” through 2016 before solar hit the skids and dropped into a pit of uncertainty through 2019. Four years ago, the U.S. Solar still only accounts for about 2 percent of electricity nationwide.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There is a widely held belief in the Democrat camp that Hillary Clinton, despite winning the popular vote in 2016, failed to motivate important demographics to turn out in crucial swing states, including - very broadly speaking - youth and minority groups. That is, at least, the picture Joe Biden's campaign has sought to paint.

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