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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. 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).
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2022
Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
All across the country, coal- and gas-fired power plants are still running, still polluting, and still showing signs of staying relentlessly online. And more gas is slated to come. But to bring those solutions fully to bear, we also need to force a reckoning with the problem itself. So what follows from that obligation?
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 20, 2022
These higher costs are being driven by a major overreliance on natural gas, which has sharply spiked in price and is currently the dominant fuel source in the US for both home heating and electricity generation. Henry Hub is the national benchmark for wholesale gas prices (Source: US Energy Information Administration ).
E2 Law Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
By Ronald Fisher, Executive Director, The Energy Co-op You are likely aware that many goods and services now cost more than prior to the pandemic. You may also be aware that natural gas prices have doubled since last spring and, according to some projections, might increase even more this winter as we all begin to heat our homes.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Only 5 percent had any guidance for utility-scale solar energy systems. The lack of regulation might seem like a good thing for developers who don’t want to deal with red tape.” “But According to Clinton County Planner Katie DeSilva, this hearing was needed since the county did not have a solar ordinance in place at that time.
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