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We Need Large-Scale Solar. A New Agreement Points the Way Forward

Union of Concerned Scientists

Those factors combine to make large solar a very attractive prospect, one that potentially offers the lowest costs for customers. This graph depicts actual growth in solar installations since 2014 and projections for further growth in the next five years. (GW Where is California Going to Site Its New Solar Power?

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Bolivia has high solar power potential but faces challenges scaling up

A Greener Life

The new 100 MW Oruro solar plant is a boost to Bolivia’s energy transition, but there are obstacles to harnessing the radiation potential of its western highlands. Perched at 3,730 metres above sea level in the community of Ancotanga, the Oruro solar power plant is one of the flagship projects in Bolivia’s energy transition.

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Greece increases its renewable energy targets

A Greener Life

The revised 2030 energy and climate plan, unveiled by the government, targets the expansion of wind and solar power. Since 2014, Greece has doubled its renewable energy output with a series of new solar and wind projects, and they have shut down most of their coal-fired plants.

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Viewpoint: India’s electric railway revolution

A Greener Life

It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. Solar train stations By the end of 2023, rooftop solar had been installed on 1,498 stations, and there are solar panels on the trains themselves as well, running the fans and lights.

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Generation180, FedEx Team Up To Launch Solar For All Schools In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

schools to obtain solar power and benefit from cost savings, educational opportunities, and climate protection. This switch to solar at schools significantly reduces carbon emissions and creates community anchors for climate education, awareness, and action. Solar on U.S.

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Reevaluating the Role of Fossil Gas in a Decarbonizing Grid

Union of Concerned Scientists

A 2022 Astrape Consulting study that used probabilistic methods to account for the risks of correlated power plants outages found a capacity credit for gas (in PJM South) of 76 percent in winter and 85 percent in summer.

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The Carbon Capture Boondoggle Begins To Unwind 

Enviromental Defense

The Carbon Capture Facility at the Boundary Dam Power Plant in Saskatchewan went into service in 2014. Photo by Sask Power via Flickr Creative Commons Playing Pretend with the Planet Building out carbon capture on a large scale would require a huge network of dangerous pipelines to transport the carbon to storage sites.