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EIA: Renewables Will Account for Half of Global Power Generation by 2050

October 2, 2019 admin China, Coal, distributed energy, EIA, Energy Storage, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, India, International, nasew, news, Nuclear, oecd, oecd europe, Renewables, seia, sepa, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:27:12 +0000

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Solar power is expected to take a larger share of global power generation across the next 30 years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as renewable energy continues to be adopted worldwide. The EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), released Oct. 2, shows 28% of the world’s power came from renewables in 2018, […]

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How Net Generation Has Changed in States with Renewable Portfolio Standards

September 4, 2019 admin biomass, Business, Coal, data, EIA, Gas, general, geothermal, Hydro, infographic, Infographics, interactive, net generation, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:48:26 +0000

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As of August 2019, 29 U.S. states and the District of Columbia had renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), and eight others had non-binding renewable portfolio goals. Three states also had clean energy standards, which set targets for low-carbon non-renewables, like nuclear, and two had clean energy goals. Our monthly infographic in September 2019 shows how shares for each […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: Renewable Portfolio Standards

September 3, 2019 admin Business, climate change, climate standard, Coal, dsire, EIA, Environmental, Gas, generation profiles, Infographics, Markets, news, Nuclear, renewable portfolio standards, Renewables, rps, states, timeline, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Tracey Lilly| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:14 +0000

As of August 2019, 29 U.S. states and the District of Columbia had renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), and eight others had non-binding renewable portfolio goals. Three states also had clean energy standards, which set targets for low-carbon non-renewables, like nuclear, and two had clean energy goals. Shown in the bars are the shares of generation by source for […]

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EIA Monthly Report Documents Decline Of Coal In US Electricity Generation

September 2, 2019 admin clean power, Coal, EIA, Fossil Fuels, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:25:41 +0000

The latest report from the Energy Information Agency shows the use of coal to generate electricity fell by 13% in the first half of 2019 and the decline is expected to continue.

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Investments in Energy Storage Grow as Battery Costs Fall

July 31, 2019 admin Battery, bnef, Coal, distributed energy, EIA, Energy Storage, Gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:35:17 +0000

A new report released July 31 details continued growth in global energy storage, driven by lower costs for lithium-ion batteries. Research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) in its latest forecast published Wednesday said energy storage installations worldwide will grow across the next two decades, from the 9 GW/17 GWh of capacity deployed as of last year, to […]

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AEP Will Close 1,300-MW Indiana Coal Unit

July 18, 2019 admin AEP, american electric power, Coal, EIA, emissions, EPA, indiana michigan power, Legal & Regulatory, news, rockport power plant, u.s. district court

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:31:07 +0000

A federal judge in Ohio on July 18 approved American Electric Power’s (AEP’s) plan to close Unit 1 of its two-unit, 2,600-MW coal-fired Rockport Plant in Indiana. The modified consent decree approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Thursday is the latest chapter in a long-running dispute among AEP, […]

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As Renewables Surge Ahead of Coal, Lawmakers Introduce National Renewable Standard

June 27, 2019 admin awea, bill, biomass, Business, Coal, coal decline, distributed energy, EIA, Fuel, geothermal, Hydro, Legislative, national renewable electricity standard, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Senate, Solar, Technology, tidal power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:56:23 +0000

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats on June 26 establishes a national electricity standard that would require large retail suppliers to source at least 1.5% of their power from renewables by 2020 and gradually grow that share through 2035. The measure comes a day after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed monthly generation from renewable […]

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EIA: Gas, Renewables Outpacing Coal for Power Generation

May 10, 2019 admin biomass, Business, Coal, DOE, EIA, ercot, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, hydropower, michael bloomberg, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Research and Development, Sierra Club, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 16:54:21 +0000

The percentage of coal-fired generation in the U.S. electricity mix will continue to decline, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said May 9, with gas-fired generation accounting for at least 40% of the nation’s power this summer and output from renewables continuing to rise. EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) said coal-fired units will produce only […]

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Renewables Provided 18% of U.S. Power Generation in 2018

March 20, 2019 admin biomass, Business, EIA, geothermal, Hydro, Markets, news, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:09:44 +0000

Renewable generation in the U.S. has doubled over the past 10 years. In 2018, generation from solar, wind, hydro, and other renewables soared to a record 742 TWh—or 17.6% of total U.S. generation. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), since 2008—when renewables provided 382 TWh—wind generation rose from 55 TWh and generated 275 TWh […]

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How Did MATS Affect U.S. Coal Generation?

October 7, 2018 admin aci, analysis, Business, Coal, coal generation, coal retirements, costs, EIA, Environmental, EPA, Gas, Markets, MATS, mercury, mercury pollution, ncc, news, Renewables, toxic release inventory

Industry aggressively fought the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) when the Obama administration proposed it in 2011 and finalized it in February 2012, warning it would precipitate the closure of a swathe of coal capacity nationwide. Six years later, the rule appears to have had a sizable impact on the power sector, but not […]

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