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Solar and wind with battery storage are set to produce cheaper electricity than natural gas in Alberta and Ontario: report

Clean Energy Canada

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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Media Brief: Addressing common myths around renewable power

Clean Energy Canada

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. 29%), Chile (28%), and Australia (26%). Analyses for the U.S. Analyses for the U.S.

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Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

GreenTechMedia

Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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As Canada builds a net-zero electricity grid, good decisions must start with good data 

Clean Energy Canada

In 2023, some things are impossible to ignore. Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2 gas or higher home heating bills , powering our lives has gotten pricier. Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030.

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PacifiCorp Readies Huge Solicitation for Renewables, Energy Storage

GreenTechMedia

PacifiCorp’s IRP preferred portfolio includes 1,823 megawatts of new solar resources co-located with 595 megawatts of new battery energy storage system capacity, and 1,920 megawatts of new wind resources — all by the end of 2023. ” More coal-fired power plants to close region in the region.

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Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

GreenTechMedia

CAISO also was able to secure some scarce imported power, and wind power coming on late in the day helped too. This chart of CAISO demand on Tuesday indicates that “actual loads were cruising along at a record pace,” Wade Schauer, Americas research director at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, said.

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Wisconsin Has 150MW of Solar. Alliant Just Bought 675MW More

GreenTechMedia

Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa, currently relies on renewables for about 20 percent of its generation capacity, largely wind power in Iowa, with twice as much coming from natural gas plants.