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Ameren Missouri Looks to Harness Wind, Solar and Batteries With $7.6B ‘Smart Energy Plan’

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million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Missouri's lagging wind market. Unlike most utility grid modernization plans, however, Ameren Missouri’s plan also includes $1 billion for wind power.

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SUN DAY says data show renewables could meet 33% of need by 2030…and maybe more

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EIA’s most recent “ Electric Power Monthly ” report reveals that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5% Almost all the growth can be attributed to wind and solar which expanded from 3.3% electrical generation in 2030. in April 2021 (YTD).

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

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million natural-gas customers across six states, with a 51,000-megawatt generation portfolio that’s roughly 42 percent natural gas, 33 percent coal, 18 percent nuclear and 7 percent hydro and solar power. Nuclear power plays a large role in PSEG’s carbon-reduction plans. Duke's utilities serve 7.7

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Examining the Limits of ‘Energy Return on Investment’

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In his 2017 book on EROI, subtitled "A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics and Sustainability," Hall details how advanced societies require a surplus of energy to sustain the multitude of non-energy-producing activities that take place in modern life. We tend to see these values declining over time.”