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Reevaluating the Role of Fossil Gas in a Decarbonizing Grid

Union of Concerned Scientists

Sharp r eductions needed in gas generation to meet US climate goals Under the Paris Agreement, the United States has committed to reducing heat-trapping emissions to 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and to reaching net zero emissions no later than 2050. Source: UCS Accelerating Clean Energy Ambition.

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Grid Modeling Overview: Four Types of Models Guiding the Transition to Clean Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

So, whenever you see such headlines as “ CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar ,” you can be pretty certain that a capacity expansion model was involved. On a more technical level, capacity expansion models involve complex optimization. Probabilistic Modeling.

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PA Solar Center Hosts March 17 Webinar On Opportunities For PA In Solar Supply Chain, Solar Recycling And Reuse

PA Environment Daily

Department of Energy study on the Solar Photovoltaics Supply Chain , over 90% of the components of a solar panel can be recycled, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports that solar that has reached end-of-life could reach 1 million metric tons by 2030 and up to 10 million metric tons by 2050.

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Pittsburgh Works Together Releases New Report: The PJM Grid In Peril: What Will Keep The Lights On?

PA Environment Daily

Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [

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Electric Vehicles Combat Climate Change

Global Green

Throughout the US, coal has been the leading source of energy for electric power generation. Almost 90 percent of the increase in renewables came from wind- and solar-power generation. Nuclear is by no means ideal, but it is serving to bridge the gap to a zero-carbon future. Recently that has changed.

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Analysis: Can Germany wean itself off Russian oil and gas??

A Greener Life

It plays a smaller role in electricity generation yet has been called the bridge fuel to the age of renewables – a flexible power source needed to complement variable wind and solar power. The new government has pledged to bring that forward to 2030 if possible, and Habeck has said he intends to carry through with that.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

TAKE ACTION : Tell Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that you support the phase-out of polluting gas powered electricity by 2030. The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel.