Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening. and 6:28 to 6:48 p.m.

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Inhabitant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Biden administration has announced a new ambitious target of powering 5 million American homes with community solar power by 2025. This would require the current capacity to grow by 700% in the next four years. Although the target may seem unrealistic, experts say it is achievable.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Plus, going solar increases energy independence and reliability and allows businesses to save a ton of money on their utility bills. Right now, Pennsylvania is currently ranked 26th in the nation for solar power. Posted: March 26, 2025] PA Environment Digest

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

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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A Greener Life

MAY 30, 2022

But from 2025, large building products manufacturer Forterra has said it will be sourcing 70% of its electricity needs from a solar farm in central England.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Solar Panel Recycling, Refurbishment Now Available In Philly Area [PaEN] -- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy, Strong Economy: PAs Proposed Budget Seeks Both - By Fmr Rep.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Financial Times: Is Giving Old Reactors New Life The Future Of Nuclear Energy?

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Deployment of solar power – More solar photovoltaic systems will be installed on available rooftop spaces of airport buildings at Changi Airport and Seletar Airport. By the end of 2023, Changi Airport generated approximately 4% of its 2019 electricity consumption [ii] through solar power deployment.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

On November 11, Energy Justice Advocates announced PECO has agreed to contract for 25 MW of solar energy as part of its default power procurement for electric customers from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2029 as a result of a settlement recently approved by the Public Utility Commission. PECO serves nearly 1.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a report this year to its shareholders, New Fortress Energy leadership stated its plan to replace the aging generating fleet in Puerto Rico with methane gas units, saying that solar power and storage would be complementary to the generation mix.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

Related Articles: -- PUC House Budget Hearing: We Arent Going To Build Our Way Out Of Electric Generation Shortfalls On PJM Grid; We Need To Diversify Our Generation Sources [PaEN] -- Frozen Hoping For A Thaw: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project To Repurpose Fmr Coal Waste Plant Site Into Solar Energy, Mine Water Pool Energy (..)

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Read the full story at Solar Power World. Although the story only mentions Ameren customers, the website also as details for ComEd.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A solar power field in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Last week, regulators in the local assembly of Tokyo , the capital of Japan , ruled that all new homes constructed by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar panels to cut emissions. Poor solar uptake. Photo credit: Reuters / Toru Hanai.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.

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A Greener Life

MAY 27, 2021

The Africa plan is the most dramatic example of an explosion of interest in installing floating solar panels on reservoirs and other water bodies, such as tidal flats and flooded former open-pit mines. The deployment of floating solar panels is growing in popularity around the world. GW installation to be operational by 2025.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 30, 2025

Powering Africa is key to raising living standards, creating jobs for the millions of youths entering the job market each year, ensuring essential services, empowering women, driving digitalisation and propelling growth. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, this movement has already begun. Other countries have already achieved impressive results.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

Countdown to Shutdown used the RESOLVE model to determine what clean resources California needs to build to replace Diablo Canyon—California’s last nuclear power plant—before it shuts down in 2025. Probabilistic Modeling.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

While the changes are slated to go into effect for facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2025, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still have some complex—and deeply consequential—issues left to resolve.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

One is that gas plant contracts signed (or renewed) before 2025 will be able to evade meeting the national CERs beyond 2035 which is when the regulations are supposed to kick in. . And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. But there are loopholes.

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A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

In 2021, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) identified a solar potential of 3294 GW. The government set ambitious targets: 3.61GW of rooftop solar by 2025, 26.65 GW of floating solar and a 4.68 GW large-scale solar power plant by 2030. GW of solar power. The country has 2.3

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“Together, we will strive to increase clean and reliable power, reduce inefficiencies, enhance air quality, and advance climate mitigation efforts,” ACE Executive Director Nuki Agya Utama said in June, calling the partnership “pivotal in achieving our regional targets by 2025.” © Dita Alangkara/AP. Japan and other partners.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2023

These could include local solar power, smaller-scale energy storage options, and energy efficiency and conservation programs, all of which would be way cheaper than constructing new gas plants. There is also abundant hydroelectricity on offer from Hydro Quebec.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

2025 Hold Erie Coke Accountable Calls On EPA, DEP, Erie County & City To Form Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Community Working Group On Site Cleanup, Revitalization DEP Starts Taxpayer-Funded Hazardous Sites Cleanup Process For American Biodiesel Site In Erie County; Hearing Sept. Potter County To Sept. Potter County To Sept.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

Energy authorities in Inner Mongolia are aiming to connect 50 gigawatts of renewable power to the grid by 2025. It could then explore local heating systems, using waste heat from factories and power plants rather than building new boilers. The Kubuqi desert. Photo credit: Alamy. Quick decisions needed.

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A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Olympic village will be powered by hydrogen made at a solar power plant in the exclusion zone created after the Fukushima nuclear accident a decade ago. Production is set to begin in 2025. The Olympic flame is already burning it.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

The grants, made in July 2023, were offered on a formula basis – $3 million for states and $1 million for MSAs – and grantees are required to complete three deliverables: a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) that was due earlier this year, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) due June 2025, and a status report due June 2027.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 12, 2024

China continues to maintain ambitious renewable energy goals, aiming to reach 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2025. The International Energy Agency predicts that wind and solar could supply 30% of global electricity by 2030, up from 12% in 2023.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

The environmental impacts of coal power – from local air and water pollution to carbon emissions – have made the project controversial. “We The 300 MW coal power plant will be a lifeline for Gwadar,” he asserted. Electricity shortage is the biggest impediment to developing Gwadar,” he said. “The

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The CLCPA also established renewable procurement mandates: 70% renewable energy by 2030, 9,000 MW of offshore wind by 2035, 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2030, and 6,000 MW of solar by 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

23 Webinar On Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy [PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College: Feb. 22 On ARCH2 Appalachian Hydrogen Hub , On Campus, Washington, PA, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Project To Hold Open House Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2025

23 Webinar On Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy [PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College: Feb. 22 On ARCH2 Appalachian Hydrogen Hub , On Campus, Washington, PA, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Project To Hold Open House Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And during the rare wintertime “lull” in offshore wind speeds, these studies show that solar power picks up the slack. During the critical peak hour on Christmas Eve, Vineyard Wind would have delivered more than 700 megawatts to the grid—enough to eliminate the reserve shortage and create a “capacity surplus.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

The contract enables developers to move forward with construction this summer and potentially energize the transmission line by the end of 2025. Still, energy economists and many environmentalists see the existing Canadian reservoirs as a key tool to balance wind and solar power sources in New York.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

This program has been a success for these county and municipal governments, and were excited to enroll a new cohort in 2025 to be able to bring these kinds of savings to other places in Pennsylvania. The 2024 Shared Energy Manager cohort concluded in December 2024 and had 22 active participants.

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