Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 25, 2022
This much-needed set of 18 projects will improve electricity reliability, address overloaded wires , and help unlock more lower-cost wind and solar power to replace costly, polluting fossil fuel plants in Michigan and many other states in the Midwest (including Illinois and Minnesota ). Source: MISO. What’s in it for Michigan?
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 22, 2022
These investments will help accommodate accelerating amounts of low-cost renewable energy like wind and solar power, laying the groundwork for a cleaner, cheaper grid. Southwest Minnesota and the Dakotas have a lot of wind power—and the potential for even more. That’s not a Minnesota utility…is it?
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Earlier this year, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement on Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan that commits the company to retire all its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2025, construct no new fossil gas infrastructure, and build large amounts of new solar power between now and 2040.
A Greener Life
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
“Together, we will strive to increase clean and reliable power, reduce inefficiencies, enhance air quality, and advance climate mitigation efforts,” ACE Executive Director Nuki Agya Utama said in June, calling the partnership “pivotal in achieving our regional targets by 2025.” © Dita Alangkara/AP. Japan and other partners.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 11, 2023
During the critical peak hour on Christmas Eve, Vineyard Wind would have delivered more than 700 megawatts to the grid—enough to eliminate the reserve shortage and create a “capacity surplus.” And during the rare wintertime “lull” in offshore wind speeds, these studies show that solar power picks up the slack.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 6, 2022
One is that gas plant contracts signed (or renewed) before 2025 will be able to evade meeting the national CERs beyond 2035 which is when the regulations are supposed to kick in. . And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. But there are loopholes.
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