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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Rogers/UCS Renewable energy The amount of electricity supplied by US renewable energy overall (counting solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and wood biomass) is expected to be 10% higher in 2024 than in 2023. It also means, per the Solar Energy Industries Association, that at full capacity, U.S.

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PA Ranks 49th In US For Renewable Energy Growth; Delays In Adding Clean Energy To The Grid Will Cost Electric Ratepayers Billions

PA Environment Daily

On May 7, PennEnvironment released a new report saying Pennsylvania ranks 49th in the nation for percentage growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade. billion to power their homes and businessesin one year alone. The Keystone State has vast renewable energy potential.

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The Heinz Endowments: Nonprofits, Philanthropy Create Infrastructure To Help Bring Nearly $1 Billion In Regional, Statewide Clean Energy Funding To Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

The IRA also provides funding for electric vehicles and charging equipment, energy-saving appliances, battery-storage systems, and heat pumps, and has awarded a national total of nearly $8.4 billion in clean energy tax credits as of May 2024. million in funding for home solar installations.

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Viewpoint: India’s electric railway revolution

A Greener Life

The Swiss public gives the final nod to boosting renewable energy With 97% of its broad gauge lines now transitioned, India has the second highest electrification rate of any major rail network in the world. Carbon footprint Of course, the value of running things on electric power does depend on how you generate the electricity.

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

A Greener Life

A 2022 study found 43.5% Among those formally connected to the grid, over 30% face energy poverty, with monthly bills exceeding 10% of their income. It’s a holistic model that offers a glimpse of the future we need – one where clean energy, community empowerment and climate justice go hand in hand.

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Panels, Plants, and People: Five Questions in the World of Agrivoltaics Research

HumanNature

Guest Post by Taylor Bacon, 2022-2024 InTERFEWS Fellow, Ph.D. As our hostess set a plate of steaming biscuits and homemade peach preserves down on the table, she said something along the lines of were sad to see so much of our beautiful farmland being turned into solar panel fields. million acres. But maybe this tradeoff is avoidable.

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Beyond the Cloud: What’s AI’s True Environmental Cost? Part 2

Enviromental Defense

Goldman Sachs analysis predicts that by 2028, AI will represent about 19 per cent of all data centre power demand. In particular, oil and gas companies use AI to cut down costs as they strive to compete with cheap renewable energy production. This growing demand also poses risks for consumers.