PacifiCorp Plans Shift From Coal To Renewables & Storage
Long a laggard in the clean energy revolution, PacifiCorp is now proposing to invest billions in solar, wind, storage, and transmission line upgrades.
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A UK Coal Power Station Closes, Signaling The End Of An Era
In the UK, another coal power station closes. A 51-year-old coal power station has been turned off for the final time. It will not be turned back on.
Energy Watch Group Says Natural Gas Is A Death Sentence For The Earth
Germany’s Energy Watch Group says the methane emissions from natural gas are worse for the environment than carbon emissions from burning coal or oil.
Friends Of The Earth Blasts TVA Plan For Memphis
For the first time in many years, the TVA is offering to lower electricity prices to its customers by 3% if they will sign a 20-year power purchase agreement. That’s a bad deal, says Friends of the Earth.
China × Cleantech — July 2019
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our July 2019 edition.
EU Coal Regions Could Supply 730 GW Of Solar Power While Providing Employment For Miners
A study by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission finds solar energy could replace all 405 open pit coal mines and coal fired generating stations in Europe with an equivalent amount of zero emissions electricity and provide enough jobs to replace those lost in the transition.
Kenyan Court Puts Kibosh On Country’s First Coal-Fired Plant
A court in Kenya has cancelled the permit for the nation’s first coal-fired generating station after the local utility was sued by environmental activists.
Chubb Becomes First US Insurer To Reduce Exposure To Coal
The New Jersey-headquartered insurer Chubb announced this week that it will no longer underwrite the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants or new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of their revenue from coal, making the insurer the next in a long line of financial and insurance institutions waving goodbye to coal.
Renewables Outpaced Coal In US For First Time In April
America got more electricity from renewables in April than from coal for the first time ever. As prices for renewables continue to fall, more records like that are in the offing.
When Will Renewable Energy Prices Stop Dropping?
Some people have asked when the prices will stop falling. Their understanding is that the decline in price really is unpredictable, and they believe that no definitive answer can be made about what source of energy will be least expensive in the future. In some important ways, they are wrong. The declines are predictable, to a degree.
