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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

That surge was led by large-scale solar, which data/analytics firm Wood Mackenzie projects will have grown even more in 2024 than in 2023, which itself was already a huge increase over the prior years total. It also means, per the Solar Energy Industries Association, that at full capacity, U.S.

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last year, solar accounted for almost 5 percent of US electricity. The industry is projecting the US sector to grow by 32,000 megawatts this year—50 percent more than in 2022, and enough to increase solar’s portion of the US electricity supply to well more than 6 percent. Where is California Going to Site Its New Solar Power?

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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. In 2022-23, India electrified 6,565 kilometres of track the equivalent of about a third of the UKs entire network delivered in a single year. It is experimenting with direct solar power, which would be a world first.

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PUC Distributes A Record $278.8 Million In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue; Conventional Oil/Gas Operators Do Not Pay These Fees

PA Environment Daily

On June 20, the Public Utility Commission announced the distribution of a record $278,881,450 in Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee revenue to local governments and a variety of state programs. County and municipal governments directly affected by drilling will receive a total of $157,349,593 for the 2022 reporting year.

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The Heinz Endowments: Nonprofits, Philanthropy Create Infrastructure To Help Bring Nearly $1 Billion In Regional, Statewide Clean Energy Funding To Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

A $400,000 Endowments grant to Landforce in 2022 supported staff expansion, helping the organization prepare for submission of the grant. “We The IRA also provides funding for electric vehicles and charging equipment, energy-saving appliances, battery-storage systems, and heat pumps, and has awarded a national total of nearly $8.4

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Ontario Election 2022 Issue Guide: How Each of the Political Parties Would Tackle Climate Change

Enviromental Defense

Completely electrifying government fleets by 2030. By investing in retrofits, between 2022 and 2030 Ontario could see more than $15.2 An Ontario Liberal government will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Guaranteed jobs. Transition the electricity supply.

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The Carbon Capture Boondoggle Begins To Unwind 

Enviromental Defense

The tar sands currently (2022) emit 87 MT of carbon each year, so a $16 billion investment of taxpayer money would net a reduction of 3.4 It’s called wind and solar power. It’s clear that the Alberta government is placing its eggs in the fossil fuel basket, which will leave Albertans unprepared for a clean economy future.