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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority To Buy More Wind Energy From Western PA Energy Consortium

PA Environment Daily

The main goal is to align the contract term end date from 2026 to 2029 to meet the requirements of the Wind Energy supplier that is part of our regional electricity grid network. To advance its renewable energy goals, WPEC, in collaboration with PWSA, initiated this amendment to the original Direct Energy Agreement.

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How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Union of Concerned Scientists

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. NREL found that total US transmission capacity would have to increase by 1.3 times current levels by 2035.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

A Greener Life

The other is to improve the energy structure, replacing fossil fuel sources with alternatives. The Energy Foundation China predicts that Inner Mongolia will be one of the last provinces to reach peak carbon, sometime between 2026 and 2030. If it benefits, it has to help cut carbon. An urgent need for change.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Comitta: Calls For Hearings On The Failure Of Pennsylvania To Invest In Clean Energy Infrastructure [PaEN] -- ErieT: Solar Energy Project Planned In Girard, Another Still Planned In Southern Erie County -- PG: Pittsburgh Mayor, Other Cities, U.S. Check Out C-SAW -- Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers New R.I.S.E