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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year.

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

Renewable Energy World

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. 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.

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Global briefing: EPA suspends environmental law enforcement in response to pandemic

Business Green

The EPA said it would not "seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations" during the suspension. California to double 2030 clean energy goal, as New York closes its last coal plant. Total buys French wind power firm. Financial close for giant Oman solar plant.

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

GreenTechMedia

billion grid modernization plan that includes smart meters for its nearly 1.3 million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Ameren Missouri, the largest investor-owned utility in the Midwestern state, has filed a $7.6

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Global Briefing: UN shines spotlight on e-waste opportunity

Business Green

The UN has this week published its annual Global E-waste Monitor report , revealing that at least $10bn of gold, platinum, and other precious metals were lost each year as part of the world's growing e-waste mountain. Analysts predict Spain's remaining coal power stations could close down as early as 2025.

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Utilities at an ‘Inflection Point’: Portland General Electric CEO

GreenTechMedia

Since 2018, when Pope became CEO at Portland General Electric (PGE), Oregon’s largest utility, the U.S. The unemployment rate has surged in PGE’s region during the coronavirus pandemic, hobbling commercial demand for power. PGE is also buying more hydropower in the Pacific Northwest.

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Virginia Mandates 100% Clean Power by 2050

GreenTechMedia

Virginia has become the latest state to pass a law that sets it on a path to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050, as well as setting targets for massive investments in energy efficiency, energy storage and in-state solar and wind power. Those existing renewables are largely hydropower and biomass.