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Solar & Battery Storage to Make Up 81% of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity in 2024

Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024, according to our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. This addition would be 55% more added capacity than the 40.4 GW added in 2023 (the most since 2003) and points to a continued … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy & FEMA Study Finds Puerto Rico Can Achieve 100% Renewable Energy…

The PR100 Study Outlines Viable Pathways to Securing a Renewable, Resilient and Reliable Grid; To Maximize Impact DOE Sets Launch Date for Low-Income Households to Apply for Subsidized Residential Solar and Battery Systems San Juan, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency … [continued]

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Another Tesla Recall Makes Big News — Yet Its Over-The-Air Fixes Don’t Get Much Love

A new Tesla recall has the media all in a frenzy. “Tesla recalls almost all its vehicles sold in the US over warning light problems.” (The Guardian) “Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles in US due to font size issue with warning lights.” (USA Today) “Tesla recalls over 2 Million … [continued]

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Renewable Energy & Environmental Protection is Not an Either/Or

Attacks on NEPA are neat, plausible, and wrong. H.L. Mencken was sadly spot on when he famously opined that “there is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.” We are seeing this pattern emerge yet again in response to one of the most critical problems we face … [continued]

New Renewable Fuel Standard Volume Targets Facilitate Renewable Natural Gas Production

On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that established biofuel volume requirements and standards for cellulosic biofuel for 2023–25 as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The cellulosic biofuel category primarily applies to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), a form of natural … [continued]