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Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The bill ( LD 1868 ), passed by the Maine Legislature on June 13, will reduce the state’s reliance on imported fossil fuels by requiring all of Maine’s power to come from renewable energy and other carbon-free electricity sources by 2040. in 2022, while helping to offset high storm recovery costs seen in 2020 and 2021.

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Steelton-Highspire School District, Tröegs Independent Brewing Show Benefits Of Going Solar, Driving Electric Busses In Dauphin County

PA Environment Daily

In 2011, Tregs Independent Brewing worked with Solar Renewable Energy to install a rooftop solar array large enough to produce 15-20 percent of its annual electricity usage. The 1,628 panels, partnered with a new white roof membrane and added insulation, make the brewery more energy efficient while saving on their electricity bills.

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What Can California Learn From Other States About State Transmission Authorities?

Union of Concerned Scientists

There are currently two states with transmission authorities: New Mexico with the Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA) and Colorado with the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority (CETA). Both entities have the explicit intent of accelerating transmission development to facilitate clean energy and long-duration storage.

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How Much Battery Storage Does Illinois Need? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Other work commissioned by clean energy developers found substantial savings result from energy storage investment, including billions of dollars in consumer cost savings, increased grid reliability, and additional economic activity.

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Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations: What You Need To Know

Enviromental Defense

Thats why Prime Minister Trudeaus 2021 promise to deliver a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 was important. To deliver on this goal, the federal government made important investments in renewable energy projects. The world is rapidly moving towards renewable energy, and Canada should too. GW in 2023.

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COP30: Viewpoint – Community solar lights up homes and businesses in Rio’s favelas

A Greener Life

Yet Brazil has abundant sources of renewable energy , and although access to the power they generate is uneven, these two communities are proving such problems can be solved by tapping into the potential of solar. In Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira, residents say electricity bills can swallow up nearly half of a minimum wage salary.

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Damming the River by Feeling the Stones: China’s Mekong Hydropower Strategy

Circle of Blue

At the same time, shifting global trade policies, evolving energy markets, the rise of renewable energy alternatives are leading even non-Chinese financiers to question the economic viability of mega-dams and intensifying scrutiny of their environmental and social impacts.