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Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 15, 2022
We at the Union of Concerned Scientists think a lot about wind power. In honor of Global Wind Day , here’s a roundup of what we’re seeing and what we’ve been thinking—five facts about wind energy to keep in mind as you celebrate, or at least make note, on June 15. Wind power is big, and getting bigger.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future! Battery energy storage is powerful and growing. Battery energy storage can help store clean energy for the grid. From 2020 to 2021, large-scale US battery storage system installations tripled from 1.4
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 12, 2022
We also evaluated the potential to accelerate the use of renewable energy dramatically through state-level renewable electricity standards, which have been major drivers of clean energy in recent decades. From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states jumps nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2022
Wind capacity steadily increases, mostly due to policy (the federal tax credit, which expires in 2024, and state RPS policies). But solar is the big winner here, with it’s share of total US capacity increasing from 7% in 2020 to 29% in 2050. These low gas prices play an interesting role in the US and world energy markets.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 24, 2023
The progress in the numbers The new numbers are from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA), which collects data from power plant operators from across the country. They offer a lot of good news about clean energy progress. Renewables up, coal down More renewable energy is desirable for a lot of reasons.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. Rooftop solar deployment, meanwhile, doesn’t require any land. times current levels by 2035.
Legal Planet
APRIL 29, 2024
Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy. Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. Rooftop solar costs in 2020 were a third of what they had been in 2010. In 2020, the cost of single-axis utility scale solar was only a fifth of what it was in 2010.
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