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Midwestern Utility Evergy Pledges Carbon Cuts in Line With Paris Accord

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Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt gigawatt generation fleet from 52 percent to 40 percent, while reducing natural gas and oil from 38 percent to 26 percent. gigawatts of nameplate capacity as of 2020. Missouri’s RPS demands only 15 percent renewables by 2021.

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Texas Utility CPS Energy Kicks Off Search for More Than 1GW of Clean Resources

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A request for information (RFI) released this week is the opening step toward meeting CPS’ “ Flexible Path ” plan, which calls for an 80 percent non-carbon-emitting energy portfolio by 2040 and reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Sommers natural-gas power plants.

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GE to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030, company says

Renewable Energy World

The plan will be carried out by LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, which will aim to deliver no excess manufacturing materials and packaging to landfills and incineration without energy recovery. Nearly a third of LM Wind Power's carbon footprint comes from waste disposal.

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Wisconsin Utility Alliant Energy Pledges Net-Zero Carbon by 2050

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The company set an “aspiration” to reach net-zero carbon by 2050 and eliminate all coal power plants from its fleet by 2040. Alliant serves about 1 million customers in Wisconsin and Iowa, and gets about 20 percent of its generation capacity from renewables today, mostly from wind farms in Iowa.

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Appalachian Power plan would add solar, wind and energy storage

Renewable Energy World

Appalachian Power said it wants to acquire or contract for 294 MW of solar and 204 MW of wind power over the next three years as part of its plan to meet targets set in 2020 by the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). of the power generated or purchased by Appalachian Power came from coal.

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

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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.

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New York announces initiatives to explore green hydrogen for decarbonization

Renewable Energy World

This study will focus on opportunities surrounding green hydrogen to align the state’s hydrogen strategy with the existing mandates for 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040. The project will begin in fall 2021 and is expected to last six to eight weeks.

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