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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. This dramatic expansion of wind and solar has been driven by precipitously falling costs.

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Renewables made up 92% of new generating capacity in the U.S. in the first half of 2021

Renewable Energy World

biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) dominated new U.S. Wind is now more than a tenth (10.4%) of the nation’s generating capacity while utility-scale solar is nearly five percent (4.9%) … and that does not include distributed (e.g., by June 2024). Combined, net electrical generation by wind and solar is 14.1%

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Renewables are 87% of new U.S. generating capacity so far this year

Renewable Energy World

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) dominated new U.S. Read more: How states can collaborate on offshore wind to meet ambitious goals in the U.S.

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Solar and wind still lead generating capacity additions

Renewable Energy World

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) added more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month during 2021. . According to the SUN DAY Campaign’s analysis, during the first 10 months of 2021, solar and wind added 9,604 MW and 8,580 MW of capacity, respectively.

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7 Transmission Projects That Could Unlock a Renewable Energy Bounty

GreenTechMedia

The gap is growing between the transmission network’s capacity and the need to link wind farms in the Great Plains and Intermountain West , solar farms in the Southwest, and hydropower resources in eastern Canada, to other regions hungry for carbon-free energy. billion project this year and finish by 2024.

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Avangrid Withdraws Guidance on Coronavirus, Vineyard Wind Uncertainty

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. renewables capacity, including 831 megawatts of onshore wind built last year by its Oregon-based Avangrid Renewables subsidiary.

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PacifiCorp Readies Huge Solicitation for Renewables, Energy Storage

GreenTechMedia

Last year PacifiCorp finalized a landmark integrated resource plan (IRP) that for the first time envisions it relying on large amounts of wind farms and solar backed by energy storage to meet its long-range energy needs. ” More coal-fired power plants to close region in the region. million customers in six states.

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