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Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

Legal Planet

VHC 22% Gas 39%*. Zero coal by 2035, 24 GW solar/wind by 2030, net zero emissions by 2050, including upstream and downstream emissions. VHC 17% Gas 51%. Net zero by 2030, 50% cut from 2007 by 2030. VHC 29% 42% Gas. Net zero emissions from operations, 50% cut from 2000 by 2030. VHC 45% Gas 28%.

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Guest Essay: Significant Electricity Load Growth Can Be Accommodated Without A Stampede To New Natural Gas Generation Just By Increasing Efficiency At Existing Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. Thats almost three times the amount of projected data center load growth nationally by 2030. of the proposed generation in the queue.

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Why the Climate Accountability Act Matters to Me—and Wisconsin 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Within this context, Wisconsin utilities are unique in their dogged pursuit of new gas capacity EIA data indicates that natural gas made up only 7% of U.S. Any plan enacted under this subsection shall maximize the impact of the plan on improving economic and racial equity.

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We Need to Change Our Assumptions About Gas Plant Reliability

Union of Concerned Scientists

Gas plants have historically gotten more credit than they deserve for ensuring grid reliability, but some grid operators are starting to fix that. Chehalis Power Plant, a natural gas power plant in Chehalis, Washington.

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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

Two thirds of generation capacity is based on fossil fuels, split evenly between coal and natural gas, with 17% nuclear, and 14% hydro and other renewables. 50% coal, 26% gas, and 25% nuclear. In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030.

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The EIA Just Released a 30 Year Energy Outlook. It’s… Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the forecast, while economy-wide CO 2 emissions decrease from 2022 to 2037 due primarily to the growth in renewable energy replacing retiring coal plants, emissions do increase after 2037 from increased usage of natural gas. EIA is projecting that natural gas prices will remain low.

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PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW

PA Environment Daily

The uprates apply to existing natural gas (1.978 GW), nuclear (496 MWe), coal and onshore wind resources. Of the new projects, half are gas (6.143 GW), five are batteries (2.275 GW) and one is nuclear (887MWe). Most of the projects, or 90%, are expected to be online by 2030. All are projected to be online by 2031.