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Advancing renewables through electricity restructuring

Legal Planet

Our electricity system will be crucial to decarbonization efforts, both because much of our current energy comes from electricity, and because decarbonizing sectors like transportation will require significant electrification. Restructuring generally addresses one of two parts of the electricity industry: generation and retail.

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Predictions of IRA’s Success Solidify

Legal Planet

Rhodium reported that “the most rapid investment growth has been in clean technology manufacturing—with annual investment growing 125% year-on-year to $39 billion—and particularly within electric vehicle and solar manufacturing. They also show that cuts in electricity emissions lead the way. climate pledge.

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Halftime Report: Environmental Bills Moving Forward 

Legal Planet

One aspect of the bill requires no less than 60% of the retail hydrogen produced or dispensed be qualified clean hydrogen by 2045. Multiple bills advanced this session which seek to have cities and counties develop plans for meeting our climate goals.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2] Shellenberger. 5] The U.S.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.11.23

PA Environment Daily

TUESDAY 1:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology, Utilities Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1578 (Mullins-D-Lackawanna) training and bonding retail electric and natural gas energy suppliers. Contact: Glenda Davidson at gldavidson@pa.gov or 717-783-4759. formal notice) Read more here. Room G-50 Irvis Building.

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Why Are Gasoline Prices So Volatile?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Geopolitical conflicts and internal political turmoil within OPEC member nations and other oil producing countries can all end up affecting the global supply and price of crude oil. People might think about trading in that gas-guzzling SUV for a fuel-efficient hybrid or an electric vehicle. UCS/Jeremy Martin.

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Biden’s silent climate victory lap

Legal Planet

And even when he mentions the new funding to build “charging stations” he refrains from uttering the words “electric vehicles.” Biden in a (non-electric) Corvette Stingray. In these speeches , Biden talks about speeding up commutes and creating jobs. Both laws are, of course, big climate achievements.