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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

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percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

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It’s the biggest utility-contracted battery in the state thus far, though independent power producer LS Power is planning to build at least 300 MW/1,200 MWh of batteries at its Ravenswood power plant in Queens.

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Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub

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In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that was devastated by a 2011 tsunami and consequent nuclear power plant meltdown. The end goal for 2040 is that the entire Land of the Rising Sun will be completely powered through renewable energy.

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MIT Study: Transmission Is Key to a Low-Cost, Decarbonized US Grid

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All of these benefits can be captured with solar, wind, existing hydropower and lithium-ion battery technologies at projected 2030 prices, he added. It co-optimizes grid capacity investments and hourly operations costs of generation, storage, and transmission to meet projected electricity demand in 2040.

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Dominion and Virginia Lawmakers Race to Define Clean Energy Goals, Offshore Wind Plans

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That’s greater than its previous commitment to reduce net carbon emissions from its power sector by 80 percent by 2050 and methane emissions from its natural-gas operations by 65% by 2030 and 80% by 2040.

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The Future(s) of Fossil Fuels - 2020

Mr. Sustainability

What's more, the majority of “future outlooks on energy” show a continued growth in oil demand through 2040 driven by rising prosperity in fast-growing developing economies. It could potentially even lead to bailouts in the case we face the carbon crunch scenario, which is discussed at a later stage.