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PennEnvironment: Pennsylvania Ranks 48th In US For Renewable Energy Growth

PA Environment Daily

Using an interactive online dashboard-- Renewables on the Rise 2024 -- documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

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This Leap Year, Some Clean Energy Leaps to Watch For

Union of Concerned Scientists

And EIA projects the capacity of wind power, already the largest source of renewable electricity in the country, to grow 4.7 Solar and wind together will leap past coal With all that new generating capacity, wind turbines and solar panels will be producing appreciably more electricity than in years past.

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Gas Generators Get Caught with their Plants Down

Union of Concerned Scientists

The self-governing PJM stakeholders put this in place after so many supposedly “firm” generators failed to perform in 2014. PJM stakeholders voted on this policy to penalize energy suppliers who merely claim to be reliable and to use that money to reward the suppliers that actually exceed their expected performance.

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Greece increases its renewable energy targets

A Greener Life

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. The plan has been submitted to the European Union (EU) for approval, as the 27-country member block aims to cut emissions by at least 55% by 2030.

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Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables: A Price on Reliability?

Union of Concerned Scientists

This system worked so well in the past that gas plants totally dominated new power plant investment from 1990 through 2014. In much of the country, electric power plant choices are now made via competitive markets.

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The European Energy Transition is well underway and accelerating

Edouard Stenger

Renewables now account for 44% of the EU electricity mix and wind power is now producing more electricity than natural gas. Spain reached this milestone with solar PV accounting for 14 %, solar thermal, 1,8 % ; wind power 23,5% ; hydro 9,5 % and other renewables : 1,4 %.

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Four cheap solutions to climate change

Edouard Stenger

Now imagine if all buildings in the world did the same… Another study I blogged about in 2014 noted that retrofitting buildings brings a 387% return on investment and that for each million dollar invested over 17 new jobs were created…. Wind power costs could drop another 50%. — .