GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

New research asserts most have undermined those goals by keeping coal plants running and building new natural gas plants meant to operate for decades to come. electricity sector by 2035, and the cost imperatives of U.S. utilities that still rely on coal and natural gas for most of their generation capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 6, 2020

Virginia has become the latest state to pass a law that sets it on a path to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050, as well as setting targets for massive investments in energy efficiency, energy storage and in-state solar and wind power. Those existing renewables are largely hydropower and biomass.

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Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

None of Cascadia’s jurisdictions has proven policies to rein in growing consumption of natural gas, which is backed by a powerful oil and gas industry and associated unions. Or rising prices could fuel a political backlash. Activists say the gaps may be larger still. Ensuring a cleaner and reliable grid.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Would make electricity more dependable. The Wild Horse wind and solar farm east of Ellensburg, Washington on Whiskey Dick Mountain generates electricity for suburban Seattle utility Puget Sound Energy.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

generation in 2018, compared to wind and hydropower at around 7 percent each, nuclear at 19 percent, coal at 27 percent, and natural gas at 35 percent. SEIA said the targets of the Solar+ Decade will offset emissions from the electricity sector by 35 percent. power generation by 2030, branded as the "Solar+ Decade.".

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 31, 2021

Energy powerhouses, Ernest Moniz and Lynn Good, talk politics, R&D, stakeholder engagement, transmission, EVs and a host of other topics around the future of energy in the US. Good also explained that in order to support the coming wave of electric vehicles, lots more infrastructure will need to be built.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

is one of the last parts of the country that lacks an integrated market for transmitting electricity across utility and state boundaries. Under the IRP scenario, that reserve margin could reach 48 percent — far greater than the 15 percent recommended by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. The Southeast U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Renewables will continue to thrive regardless of the final results on November 3, driven by their cost-competitiveness and broad political support, experts say. The American political system tends to move incrementally, but don’t rule out the incredible just yet. What’s at stake for utilities?

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

Europe’s recent spike in electricity prices—made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—lays bare one of the major economic risks of depending on fossil fuels: it exposes countries to the whims of a global market. In recent days, the idea of clean energy security has been advocated by Canadian political and world leaders alike, with U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. Out of scores of potential examples, GTM has chosen to highlight four companies: NextEra Energy, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Dominion Energy, and Pacific Gas & Electric. billion bid for Hawaiian Electric and $18.7 Today, no U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Renewables, including hydropower, just 8.7%. has seen a drastic decline in coal consumption over the past decade (but global coal consumption has risen) as it has been displaced in the power sector by natural gas primarily, as well as renewables. There is always a political risk that energy companies have to consider.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Duke’s long-range plans and looming home-state political decisions. Most of its IRP scenarios call for building new natural-gas plants, which critics say will lock in carbon emissions from resources that may end up as stranded assets as renewables backed by energy storage become more cost-effective solutions.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

transmission grid will play a key role in decarbonizing the country’s electricity system. Whether it’s politically possible for the U.S. All of these benefits can be captured with solar, wind, existing hydropower and lithium-ion battery technologies at projected 2030 prices, he added. The current status of U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2023

Current supplies are made by reforming natural gas, which releases greenhouse gasses. The tax credit is designed to reduce the cost of a carbon-free method that requires only electricity, water, and a machine called an electrolyzer. The question for the Treasury is how to measure the emissions from the electricity used.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 30, 2019

Is California finished building gas-fired power plants? natural gas production. Batteries can provide many of the same services as gas peaker plants, and they come with many other benefits. But today’s storage technology cannot take over the bulk-power function served by larger gas plants. Full Story: [link].

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

I’ve long viewed Jacobson’s life — and his collaboration with researchers, cultural icons, business leaders and political leaders — as a well-written movie script. Their report revealed that by combining wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower sources, California could, theoretically, meet 100% of its electricity demand with WWS.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Congress is under pressure to pass both bills Monday to ensure continued funding of the federal government and complete a politically pressing extension of coronavirus pandemic relief measures passed in March. Geothermal energy research will get $850 million, and hydropower and marine power will get $933 million. Another $2.36

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

One of the beneficial factors for the use of the renewable energy is that it is naturally generated. The common energy sources are Hydropower, Biomass, Biofuels, Wind, Geothermal and Solar Energy. The sources of renewable energy are present in the natural environment comprising the largest component of ecosystem.

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Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 27, 2020

The period saw the large-scale development and use of automobiles, telephones, movies, radio, and electrical appliances being installed in the lives of thousands of Westerners. subsidies to the fossil fuel industry at roughly $20 billion per year; with 20 percent currently allocated to coal and 80 percent to natural gas and crude oil.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Cornell University Score 82.14 | Ithaca, New York In March 2020, Cornell saw 100 percent of its campus power needs met by solar, hydropower, and other renewable energy projects. Thanks to the university's new environmental literacy gen-ed requirement, students sign up for courses like Politics of Oil and Insects, Food, Culture.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Betting on rising oil demand growth is now effectively saying that global vehicle makers will fail in their multi-billion dollar investments to shift to electric cars and trucks, that renewables won’t continue to get cheaper and easier to store, that carbon taxes won’t continue to rise or become more widespread. billion deal.

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