Great Britain went over 90 hours without producing electricity from coal over the Easter weekend, according to the country’s national grid operator, breaking its previous record set a year earlier.
After conducting a routine assessment of future power supply scenarios, the utility made an anything-but-routine conclusion: the best version of its future self, PNM declared, was entirely coal-free.
Germany is looking into cutting its use of coal power, at the same time that it is cutting out nuclear. If it does, there could be a ripple effect because Germany is a major player in the European energy market. A Berlin-based journalist said that Germany’s emphasis on renewables is already … [continued]
The coal industry must be horrified — an entire nation that wants to be coal-free by 2025? Imagine the press it will generate if Denmark can achieve this goal. The Climate and Energy Minister Rasmus Helveg Petersen said recently that Denmark is exploring how to quit burning coal for electricity, and … [continued]
Texas utility El Paso Electric plans to go completely coal-free in two years, making up for coal-fired power with the region’s ample solar resources.
Chicago has gone coal-free at all public buildings while cutting costs on ratepayer electricity bills through a unique power supply deal with Constellation.
