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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. It also will save US consumers money because they will spend less on fossil fuels.
Law and Environment
AUGUST 11, 2022
5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. Reduction of Fossil Fuels. Other provisions include a ban on incentives and rebates from Mass Save related to fossil fuel powered systems, except as backup for electric heat pumps.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Likewise, severe summer temperatures undermine gas plant reliability by reducing their “efficiency and maximum generating capacity,” according to the report, and droughts can force plants that depend on water for cooling to cut output or completely shut down. EN: What needs to be done to make the electric grid more equitable—and reliable?
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
This means that for an indefinite amount of time—depending on the cause of the outage —a home can go without electricity for lighting, heating, cooling and other needs that people depend on every day. Because no other fuels are required, power generation to this home would not be interrupted by a fossil-fuel supply line disruption.
Environmental Progress
JANUARY 20, 2022
We believe we must take a science-based approach and prioritize policies and technologies that enable us to liberate nature and elevate humanity. Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. of the proposal) and for existing installation only until 2040 (see §4.28).
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 1, 2023
Heat pumps, a simple but effective technology, use electricity to remove heat from inside your home to cool it in the summer and pull heat in from outside to heat your home in the winter. Gas is made mostly of methane – a climate-damaging fossil fuel that is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Expenditures on energy efficiency and resulting residential bill savings support 12,416 total jobs in 2035, and 15,353 total jobs by 2050. Introduction This report describes the development and analysis of a clean energy pathway for a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania. billion annually.
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