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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
And this problem will only get worse as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and severe. While it’s clear we need to rapidly reduce gas generation to help limit the worst impacts of climate change, it’s less clear how much fossil gas capacity we actually need to maintain reliability in a future decarbonized grid.
Global Green
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Throughout the US, coal has been the leading source of energy for electric power generation. Recently that has changed. 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.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 25, 2022
Here are a couple examples of recent UCS studies that have used capacity expansion models: Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits utilized the ReEDS model to evaluate several federal tax credit policies, assessing their impact on the buildout of renewable energy resources and power sector global warming emissions. Probabilistic Modeling.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 9, 2023
EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy Co-Op Helps Make Switch To Solar Power Easier, More Affordable In Lancaster -- Bill Setting Decommissioning Rules For Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities Passes The Senate [PaEN] -- Senate Passes Bill Blocking (..)
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2024
28 to Oct. 28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and consequential—years for the world’s climate. By ICN Staff In 2023, clean energy progress and the horrors of a radically warming climate fought almost to a draw.
Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
9] That $50 billion, and future money, is money that could have gone to making the grid more resilient to extreme weather events, whether from climate change or not, but instead went into subsidizing the integration of variable renewable energy sources. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany. I believe the U.S.
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