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Climate Policy and the Audacity of Hope

Legal Planet

Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. The Department of Energy estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022. Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy. Utility-scale solar was an even more dramatic story.

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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority To Buy More Wind Energy From Western PA Energy Consortium

PA Environment Daily

On August 9, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced it would be committing to the purchase of wind power and the use of clean energy to support the production and operations of water services. Committed to fostering sustainable practices, PWSA has been an active participant in WPEC's clean energy initiatives since 2008.

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Maine Gov. Mills Signs Bill to Procure 3 GW of Offshore Wind by 2040

Law and Environment

The legislation also marks an important milestone in the nearly two decade history of offshore wind in Maine. The state has long-sought energy, climate, and economic development benefits from the emerging offshore wind industry, beginning in 2008 when then-Governor John Baldacci established an Ocean Energy Task Force.

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France is late on its energy transition

Edouard Stenger

The graphs below, using official data , show the added capacities for solar and wind since 2008. GW of wind capacity in September 2016, which produced 21 TWh in 2015. GW of wind capacity in September 2016, which produced 21 TWh in 2015. Wind power currently employs a little less than 15,000 people.

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Four cheap solutions to climate change

Edouard Stenger

Renewable energy sources have been booming in the US (+262 % and over 4,600% from 2008 to 2016 for wind and solar, respectively. per watt in 2008 to $3.36/watt Meanwhile, Lazard, a leading financial advisory and asset management firm, reports that wind power costs were down 66 percent from 2009 to 2016.

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Another RGGI Raid? New York State Senate Proposes Pulling $138 million from the RGGI Fund

Law Columbia

million in auction proceeds that have been collected since the program was launched in 2008. If the Senate proposal is approved, the diversions will total $269 million—nearly 30% of the $925.8

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Realizing Maine’s Tremendous Offshore Wind Potential

Union of Concerned Scientists

NREL and DNV expect floating offshore wind costs to dip to $60 to $80/MWh by 2030 and $45 to $50/MWh by 2035. While the cost of offshore wind projects has increased in the past two years due to inflation, rising commodity prices, and supply chain pressures, UCS expects these effects to be temporary.