Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) can eliminate tailpipe emissions altogether and so are an attractive option for reducing both global-warming and smog-forming air pollution. While EVs can have no tailpipe emissions, there are emissions from electricity generation. Driving on electricity produces far fewer emissions than using gasoline.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 24, 2023

This past year represents a real turning point in the transition to electric vehicles, demonstrated by new major incentives and regulatory activities at both federal and state government levels and several notable accomplishments in the private sector. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan $9,397,238 actual FY 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Last spring, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) , which operates the electricity grid serving 45 million people across the central United States, found o ut it was at a higher risk of power outages than it believed. The result, as I explain below, was skyrocketing electricity bills for thousands of people.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

Now it’s on to the state Senate, where the question is: Will this be the year Minnesota sets a path toward 100-percent carbon-free electricity? Minnesota can join other leading states By enacting a standard for 100-percent carbon-free electricity by 2040, Minnesota can join other leading states who have updated their clean energy policies.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% from other sources. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Wind was Spain's leading source of electricity in 2021, El País reported. Roughly half of 2021's renewable energy came from wind power, with 10 percent coming from solar and the remainder from hydropower and other sources. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 7, 2022

The price of electricity saw significant increases in 2021 over 2020 in the United States as the cost of power-generating fuel and natural and weather events impacted supply and grids nationwide. The post Fuel Costs, Natural Events Produce Higher 2021 Electricity Prices appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When people are unable to pay, many electric and gas utilities have the option to disconnect their services. When people don’t have access to electricity, they cannot turn on lifesaving medical devices, refrigerators and air conditioners or furnaces. But after a company has repeatedly turned off your electricity, you don’t trust them.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This hotly contested referendum is focused on the future of electric power in the region. The electric company Central Maine Power got its state and federal permits and began construction on a high-voltage transmission line called New England Clean Energy Connect. The state of Maine also has a ballot measure linked to water.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Associated Press reports that the environment commissioner in Maine suspended a permit for a high-voltage electricity transmission line intended to cross the state. The post What’s Up With Water – November 29, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. This is Eileen Wray-McCann – thanks for being here for us.

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Environmental Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Solar powered electricity, including distributed rooftop systems, increased by. The post Electricity from Renewables Exceeded Expectations in 2021, EIA Data Show appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 29, 2021

2021 Election Preview: The Expensive Battle in Maine over Hydropower Imports. The future of electric power in New England, or at least a piece of it, is the subject of a highly contested referendum in Maine. The post The Stream, October 29, 2021: Sudan Coup Leaves Dam Negotiations Uncertain appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Nearly all of the alliance members have a renewable electricity standard (RES), which requires utilities in their jurisdiction to increase their use of renewable energy to a particular percentage by a specific year. EN: What were your top findings? Under current policies and plans, carbon dioxide emissions would decline by only 12 percent.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Germany is expected to increase its fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation in 2022, if its weather conditions and electricity demand are similar to 2021, a new analysis from Environmental Progress finds. Emissions from Germany’s power sector could thus rise from 244 million tons in 2021 to 264 million tons in 2022.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The current proposal, if adopted, will come up short of the Prime Minister’s net-zero electricity commitment, made at COP 26 in 2021. Continuing to sink costs into plants that are not going to be able to operate come 2035 is not only short-sighted but will come at significant costs to electricity users.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 27, 2023

But in 2021, the California State Auditor released a report criticizing how CARB measures the effects of its zero-emission vehicle policies. Specifically, the report concluded that the agency “has not done enough to measure the [greenhouse gas] emissions reductions its individual transportation programs achieve.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) sets a bold goal for the state—no carbon pollution from electricity generation by 2045, which means zero global warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. Illinois legislators and clean energy advocates celebrate CEJA’s signing in September 2021. What does that mean exactly?

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 3, 2021. Opponents of the project objected to their state being used as an “extension cord” when it would receive only five percent of the electricity. The post 2021 Election Recap: New York Voters Approve Clean Water Constitutional Amendment appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Fossil gas power plants currently provide the largest source of electricity generation and capacity in the United States. To meet our climate goals and reach net zero emissions by 2050, most studies show that we need to dramatically reduce gas use for generating electricity, heating homes and businesses, and running industrial processes.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Communities rich and poor bore witness to horrific devastation in 2021. The events of 2021 are likely to be a prelude for tougher tests ahead. Countries whose electricity relies largely on hydropower can face shortages when rains fail. Extreme events are happening more often. And they are happening almost everywhere.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 23, 2021

The principle of mutually beneficial cooperation and partnership between technologies is alive and well as electric vehicle (EV) sales and corresponding EV charge infrastructure spur each other on. The post US Electric Vehicle Sales up 329% in May 2021 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation are hosting a September 27 webinar on How State Government Is Supporting More Electric Vehicle Use from Noon to 1:00 p.m. 2021 is on track to be another record year for electric vehicle registrations in Pennsylvania.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 29, 2021

Here we are in 2021. What’s Up With Water – June 28, 2021 – This week’s episode covers the body of Indigenous activist Tomás Rojo Valencia that was recoverd last week in Mexico and drought and toxic algal blooms in Iowa that are putting drinking water supplies for more than 500,000 people at risk. 289 METERS (948 FEET).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2022

According to the report, most EDCs struggled to meet key reliability performance benchmarks during 2021. Downed trees or falling tree limbs are the number one cause of electric service outages across the state. EDCs continue intensifying vegetation management on their right-of-way corridors. million customers. This was less than the 2.4

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

On December 24, the PJM Interconnection requested the public in its region to conserve electricity. The request is being made throughout PJM electricity grid region. PJM is asking consumers to reduce their use of electricity, if health permits, between the hours of 4:00 a.m. on December 24, 2022 and 10:00 a.m.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

In March, start-up BasiGo became the first company to launch an electric passenger bus in Kenya. We selected BYD because they are the largest manufacturer of electric buses globally and they are known for battery technology that is state-of-the-art,” BasiGo co-founder and CEO Jit Bhattacharya told China Dialogue. million in funding.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Most private fusion companies expect fusion power to be supplying electricity to the grid in the 2030s. The report – The Global Fusion Industry in 2021 – also finds that private fusion endeavours have received over $1.8bn of funding since the 1990s. That task is expected to be performed by fusion plants in the middle of the century.

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Environmental Leader

JULY 13, 2021

The industrial sector will lead a boost in US retail sales of electricity in 2021, according to a forecast from the EIA. US retail electricity sales will jump 2.8% The post Industrial Sector to Drive Growth in Retail Sales of Electricity in 2021; Commercial Is Slower to Recover appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block? A 2021 meta-analysis of over 40 peer-reviewed studies on the subject concluded that “there is no particular type of shopping that has an absolute environmental advantage and it is in no way possible to shop ourselves out of the environmental crisis.”

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Environmental Leader

JULY 13, 2021

The industrial sector will lead a boost in US retail sales of electricity in 2021, according to a forecast from the EIA. US retail electricity sales will jump 2.8% The post Industrial Sector to Drive Growth in Retail Sales of Electricity in 2021; Commercial Is Slower to Recover appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Here is a selection of some of our favourite materials and nanotechnology research in 2021. It involves vaporizing metals a flash chamber by applying a brief (less than 1 s), intense pulse of electrical current to the waste, rapidly heating it to 3400 K. Quantum dots light up when fish have spoiled.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s the largest in Africa and is expected to be a key source of electricity. The post What’s Up With Water – June 21, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. The dam is in Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile. For over a decade, Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have failed to negotiate terms for filling and operating the dam.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Iraqi Lawmakers Call for Probe Into GE, Siemens Electricity Contracts The Wall Street Journal PaulaR Mon, 02/19/2024 - 17:59 Friday, August 20, 2021 Read more Benoit Faucon & Ghassan Adnan Parliamentary commission members want scrutiny over billion-dollar deals amid extended power outages By Benoit Faucon Follow and Ghassan Adnan

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 9, 2022

The global weighted average cost of newly commissioned solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore and offshore wind power projects fell in 2021. The global weighted average levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) … Continue reading Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 15, 2022

The energy analysts found that despite all the efforts to curb emissions, in 2021 global energy-related CO2 emissions rose to their highest ever level as the lockdowns put in place by many governments due to the pandemic were eased. IEA said that in 2021 alone China’s CO2 emissions rose above 11.9 billion tonnes.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 22, 2021

In Case You Missed It: Hotspots H2O: Longstanding Drought in Iran Begets Farmer Protests, Power Outages, and Widespread Water Rationing – A decades-long drought in one of the warming world’s most arid regions, heightened by what many consider to be governmental mismanagement, has set the state for a severe, dangerously dry 2021. MILLION ($10.1

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1020 signals the state’s continued prioritization of clean energy development, adding to the state’s existing goal for 100% clean electricity retail sale by 2045 by establishing interim clean energy targets of 90% of all retail electricity sales be renewable and zero-carbon by 2035 and 95% by 2040. Download as PDF.

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