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From smart meters to big batteries, co-ops emerge as clean grid laboratories

Renewable Energy World

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Today, 44 member-owned electric co-ops serve about 1.7

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Funding the Next Generation of Efficient, Electric, Grid-Interactive Communities

GreenTechMedia

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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How Duke’s Unique Energy Landscape Dictates Its Path to Net Zero

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy’s options for reaching net-zero carbon by midcentury will look a lot different than those being pursued by utilities in the sun-soaked Western U.S., or the wind-rich Great Plains, or even those sharing the same Atlantic coastline. Others rely on options like offshore wind that are untested in the U.S.,

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

GreenTechMedia

Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market. percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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PacifiCorp Opens 4.3GW Renewables and Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

gigawatts of solar, wind and battery storage projects, part of a massive clean energy growth plan that will open the utility's six-state territory to third-party renewable energy developers. Its solar power is being largely targeted for Utah, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.

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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world

The Environmental Blog

The Gansu Wind Complex, China The Gansu Wind Complex stands as a testament to China’s commitment to renewable energy and sustainable development. With its staggering scale, it comprises numerous interconnected wind farms, each with a sea of towering wind turbines.

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Renewables can power the world, according to new study

AGreenLiving

A recent study published in Nature Communications has found that renewables can meet most of the world’s energy needs. According to the authors, even the most industrialized countries that need a heavy power supply can rely on renewable energy, specifically wind and solar.