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

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APS has committed to 100-percent clean power by 2050 , including an interim target of 65 percent by 2030. 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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Utilities Propose First Regional Grid-Balancing Market in Southeastern US

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” Grid imbalances have become more challenging to manage with the growth of intermittent wind and solar power as a significant contributor to day-to-day electricity supplies, EIM advocates have noted. While energy imbalance markets have brought benefits to the Western U.S.,

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'Slight tension': From coal mines to nuclear, new Business Secretary hints at delicate decisions at heart of UK's net zero ambitions

Business Green

Criticism has also been levelled at Ministers for the on-going policy gap that needs to be bridged to get the UK on track to meet its short, medium, and long-term statutory emissions targets, with businesses awaiting a raft of key net zero strategies covering home heating, transport, heavy industry, and a raft of other areas.

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The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

Renewable Energy World

Renewable energy’s rapid growth is accelerating a national shift to a carbon-free electric power system. and Puerto Rico have adopted laws or executive orders setting goals for reaching 100% clean electricity by 2050 or sooner. This drop happened thanks to policy, market and technology drivers. And 46 U.S. The other 50%.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

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But the tax-credit extensions contained in the bill could provide a significant boost for the primary federal incentive structure for wind and solar power by extending the expiration dates set by Congress late last year. energy sector, said Ravi Manghani, head of solar research for Wood Mackenzie. Action by the U.S.

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New Report Shows Gap Between Utility Carbon Pledges and Climate Change Imperatives

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The analysis underscores the gap between the policy imperatives of the environmental community and the Biden-Harris administration, which has set a goal of zero carbon emissions from the U.S. Wind and solar power accounted for just above 10 percent of U.S. electricity sector by 2035, and the cost imperatives of U.S.

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Virginia Mandates 100% Clean Power by 2050

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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. Dominion also gets more than one-third of its energy from nuclear power.