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2 More Western Utilities Move to Close Coal Plants Early, Shifting to Renewables and Storage

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Alongside a big boost in its energy efficiency efforts, TEP says the plan would allow it to avoid building any new natural gas plants. That target will make use of the roughly 25 percent of its capacity provided by the Palo Verde nuclear power plant, as well as 45 percent renewable energy, largely solar power.

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Xcel Targets $1.4B in Wind and Solar Investments, Outlines Broader Carbon-Reduction Goals

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Xcel expects regulators to approve this plan, which also includes coal-closure commitments and extending its nuclear power plant operations through at least 2040, by the end of this year. One option could be green hydrogen , generated from zero-carbon electricity via electrolysis, that could be stored for use to power turbines.

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NYPA, Environmental Justice Groups to Work Together on Peaker Plant Replacements

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California regulators have allowed utilities to replace capacity from the closed San Onofre nuclear power plant with new gas-fired peaker plants, though they also required Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to seek out batteries, energy efficiency and demand response to meet part of the shortfall.

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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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Ameren Sets Goal of Net-Zero by 2050, Plots Major Wind and Solar Expansion in Midwest

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utilities pledging to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a long-range plan that invests nearly $8 billion in renewable energy and accelerates some coal plant closures — although it will retain much of its coal fleet through 2040. GW by 2040. GW of natural gas, 1.2 GW of natural gas, 1.2