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

GreenTechMedia

San Antonio municipal utility CPS Energy wants to replace aging fossil-fueled generation with more than a gigawatt of solar, energy storage and flexible capacity, and it’s asking for ideas on how to get there. CPS serves more than 840,000 electric and 350,000 natural-gas customer accounts, amounting to approximately 1.9

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Inside the IEA's Net Zero Roadmap: Six key takeaways from the landmark report

Business Green

The death knell is being sounded for fossil fuels. By far the most startling aspect of today's report is the outlook for fossil fuels. Crucially, by 2035, no cars powered purely by fossil fuels should be sold anywhere in the world, which would effectively remove a huge market for the oil industry.

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Going electric is not enough: Low carbon EV charging will be the driving force of the green industrial revolution

Business Green

The government has set out the UK's plans to accelerate the charging network rollout to help transition to zero emission vehicles, committing to 300,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charge points by 2030. But how green are the energy sources powering our EVs?

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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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Rising battery storage costs: A long-term trend or short term blip?

Business Green

But batteries undeniably remain the most common form of energy storage and are widely regarded as a critical component of the net zero transition and an enabler of both vehicle electrification and cleaner, more efficient grids dominated by intermittent solar and wind power.

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The Climate Revolution Runs on Software

Better Ventures

Yet only 6% of our economy runs on electricity today, and most of that electricity is generated from fossil fuels. The good news is that clean electricity now costs less than dirty electricity and it’s fast approaching half of the cost. The New York Times , 2023. Electrify or die.

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Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

DeSmogBlog

Heat pumps will play an essential role in reducing our fossil fuel dependence and making our homes and buildings renewables-ready.” In it, the government sets out a mandate for the UK’s fossil fuel boiler manufacturers to sell a rising proportion of heat pumps from next year.