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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 5, 2024
Demand for electricity was high, but there was not enough gas available to keep all the gas-fired power plants running. Meanwhile, the power plants that burned oil had only a few days’ worth of fuel left in their tanks. To put it more simply: in New England, low temperatures and strong winds tend to travel together.
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. Spring is also a glorious time for taking stock, since the official data on the previous year’s US electricity generation become available.
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Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Ontario recently re-contracted four gas-fired power plants to generate electricity for the province and appears poised to contract more in the near future. . Take Action: Tell Ontario To Stop Using Fossil Gas Power. Yes, Ontario needs new electricity generation. But there are loopholes.
A Greener Life
MAY 23, 2024
Two-way charging could give vehicles like these the potential to stabilise power supplies by discharging stored electricity back to the grid. Across 30 minutes, 50 electric vehicles (EVs) discharged almost one megawatt-hour into the grid – enough electricity to meet the needs of 133 households for a day.
Energy and Climate Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Looking at the current polls compared to the results of the elections of 2017, VVD, PvdA, CU, PvdA, FvD and JA21 increase their amount of seats, while D66, GL, SP, 50+ and Denk fear their amount of seats declines. A recent split-off from FvD, JA21, is also expected to gain seats in the House of Representatives.
Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. But all else is not equal.
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Wind and solar farms often spark siting battles between local residents who welcome renewable energy projects and their neighbors who are concerned about visual or other impacts. But renewable generation is not sufficient to decarbonize the electric sector; infrastructure that delivers clean electricity to consumers is also critical.
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