Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). GW record from 2021. More gas plants, uncertain coal retirements As you may have noticed in the first table toward the top of the page, about 7.4

Fossil Fuels 180

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 180

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

The shift from fossil fuels in the 100-percent RES scenario reduces the amount of toxic power plant air pollution much more than what we called a “no-new-policy,” or business-as-usual, scenario. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040.

Electricity 255

Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides 255

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Fossil fuel, they argue, will still be needed in the near term as a backstop for the intermittency of solar and wind power and to keep consumer power bills affordable. What, where and how Carbon dioxide can be captured from the exhaust of power plants and other industries either before or after combustion.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98