Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 27, 2024
In terms of raw numbers, the United States is the world’s second-leading generator of electricity from solar energy, with China the global leader by far. Wind power offers a similar story, having more than doubled its share of the world’s electricity from 3.5 percent in 2015 to nearly 8 percent in 2023. degrees Celsius (2.7-degrees
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 2, 2024
Whatever the weather in March and beyond—in-like-a-lion blustery or out-like-a-lamb sunny—spring tends to be a season of strong electricity production from solar and wind in particular. And, this spring, that clean energy production is looking more impressive than ever.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
How then do we explain what is currently happening with energy prices? In the early days of the current price shocks, fossil fuel boosters blamed clean energy and climate policy. But these prices are still way below their highs in 1979-80 and 2007-08. The Capacity Story.
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] The Future of Electric Power in the United States. 41] Matthew Shaner, “Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power in the United States,” Energy and Environmental Science 11, no. 27] Thomas V.
Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity.
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