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PJM Interconnection: 51 Generation Projects, 9.3 GW To Move Forward to Address Near-Term Electricity Demand Growth-- 39 Upgrades, 12 New Construction

PA Environment Daily

Bringing More Generation Online As new generation comes online more efficiently through these reforms, the demand for electricity and retirement of generators continues to outpace the addition of new generation. MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6

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Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Union of Concerned Scientists

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

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Viewpoint: India’s electric railway revolution

A Greener Life

A 100 year journey The journey began in 1925, and it is a hundred years to the day since the first electric train ran in India, a suburban service running into Mumbai. It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. The pace of change doubled and then doubled again.

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How Will DTE’s Long-Term Plan Impact Michigan’s Clean Energy Future?

Union of Concerned Scientists

DTE’s proposal, known as an integrated resource plan, describes how the utility intends to fulfill its customers’ electricity needs over the next 20 years. These types of long-term energy plans include forecasting the amount of electricity customers will need and examining different options for supporting that need.

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What Should EPA Do After Repealing the Clean Power Plan?

Legal Planet

My last post argued that EPA should immediately repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. It attempted to move away from fossil fuels and toward zero-carbon sources like solar power to supply electricity. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.

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California Has a Chance to Ensure EVs Get Even Better With Bidirectional Charging

Union of Concerned Scientists

We are well on our way to an electric transportation future, and that’s a good thing, too. Electrification is a key strategy to reduce climate warming and local air pollution emissions from the transportation sector. EVs can also support the grid by making use of the storage capacity of the vehicles’ batteries.

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Our Solar PA Coalition Highlights How Community Solar Energy Legislation Is A People-Centered Solution For Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

Community solar will grow Pennsylvanias capacity to get energy from the sun, which will improve air quality and reduce our reliance on more polluting energy sources, said Alice Lu, Policy Analyst at Clean Air Council. Yet they are still a reliable and affordable source of energy.