Our analysis shows many utility companies would be able to meet standards with minor changes in operation that are consistent with long-term pathways for a clean, reliable grid.
The California Energy Commission just released energy data showing that solar power electricity production in California increased almost twenty times since 2012. The increase was 2,609 gigawatt-hours (GWh) to 48,950 GWh. Rooftop solar increased 10 times and the rest of the overall increase was from utility-scale solar. During the same … [continued]
California’s been getting a lot of bad press lately. There seems like an endless supply of videos on social media of robberies and shoplifting incidents, some committed in broad daylight. Housing shortages and homelessness, high interest rates, and even bad environmental stories flow out of the state as fast as … [continued]
Google & LevelTen Energy are dialing the renewable energy industry up to 11 with a new streamlined system for negotiating power purchase agreements.
Amazon is putting muscle behind its sustainability intentions with investments in renewable energy and seaweed farming.
Rhode Island is the latest state that has committed to 100% renewable electricity. Earlier this week, Governor Daniel McKee made it official by signing the bill into law that commits Rhode Island to get 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources no later than 2033. In fact, that commitment … [continued]
Part of a Series: Ask a Scientist Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By Elliott Negin Since its founding in 2017, the US Climate Alliance — a coalition of states committed to meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord — has grown to 24 states and one US territory. All told, they … [continued]
Among numerous highlights in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s recently published Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report, one in particular stands out: since 2019, 11 new geothermal power purchase agreements have been signed across four states. This is a big deal in renewable energy circles, but why should it … [continued]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published a special short profile on New York’s renewable energy leadership and split. What I found particularly interesting in the piece, though, was the variation in renewable energy splits in the different top states.
Reaching 2030 target & carbon neutrality will require a much steeper rate of greenhouse gas reductions.
