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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Also in 2024, for the first time ever, solar and wind combined to generate more than coal , which was the largest source of US generation as recently as 2015. Energy storage Batteries in the power sector are another shining star in the 2024 energy firmament, and have had another year of stunning growth.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

The potential for further expansion is immense, with regions like the Northeast, with high solar irradiation and strong winds, being ideal for harnessing renewable energy. Ethanol accounts for over 40% of fuel used in Brazil’s vehicles, making it a key component of the country’s renewable energy strategy.

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Analysis: US hits record clean energy landmark: What Trump’s policies mean for the future

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen A leading energy think tank says that last month, less than half of the US electricity capacity came from fossil fuels. Date showing US fossil fuel generation in March 2025. Declining fossil fuels in the US The Ember data shows that in March 2025, just shy of 50%, fossil fuels accounted for 49.2%

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PJM Interconnection: Extreme Cold Produces PJM Record For Winter Electricity Demand; Maximum Generation Alert Remains In Effect Into Thursday

PA Environment Daily

This exceeds PJMs all-time winter instantaneous peak of approximately 143,700 MW, set in February 2015, pending the availability of verified metered load data. Wednesday, January 22 with instantaneous peak load coming in at approximately 145,000 MW, while exporting nearly 8,000 MW to our neighbors.

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PJM Interconnection Extends Conservative Operations, Low Voltage Alert Thru Thursday

PA Environment Daily

On January 20, the PJM Interconnection announced it continues its preparations for the coldest weather in the region since 2015, PJM on Monday extended its Cold Weather Alert and Conservative Operations declarations through Thursday, Jan. 23, for its entire footprint of 13 states and Washington, D.C.

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EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Multiple lines of analysis make clear that regardless of how cheap wind and solar power get, without directly addressing pollution from coal and gas plants, the country’s clean energy transition will not happen fast enough. But to bring those solutions fully to bear, we also need to force a reckoning with the problem itself.

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power.