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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 22, 2022
These investments will help accommodate accelerating amounts of low-cost renewable energy like wind and solar power, laying the groundwork for a cleaner, cheaper grid. Southwest Minnesota and the Dakotas have a lot of wind power—and the potential for even more. That’s not a Minnesota utility…is it?
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Earlier this year, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement on Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan that commits the company to retire all its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2025, construct no new fossil gas infrastructure, and build large amounts of new solar power between now and 2040.
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Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Ontario has a successful track record when it comes to building renewable power. Between 2005 and 2017 Ontario phased-out coal plants, reducing greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity system by 93 per cent. And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Placing restrictions on solar, wind, and geothermal power that don’t apply to climate change causing oil and gas development will put Alberta’s burgeoning renewable energy industry at risk, and cost Albertans more for their energy. Wind and solar energy are the least expensive sources of energy in Canada.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions.
Law Columbia
MARCH 15, 2022
Achieving a reduction of net US emissions of at least 50%–52% below 2005 levels by 2030, as President Biden has set out to do , requires unprecedented development of wind, solar, and other renewable energy facilities. Mississippi was the only state without identified local opposition or restrictions.
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