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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

Electricity generation from wind turbines also grew steadily, at a similar rate to capacity, until 2023. in 2022, the all-time high. The El Niño climate pattern, which weakens tradewinds, definitely had a hand in that. GW at the end of 2023. Wind generation from August through December, however, was 2.4% Get started here. –

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White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

Green Car Congress

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said: This is an insult to Americans in rural communities who would have benefited from the Keystone XL pipeline and the energy workers in states like mine who are suffering from the effects of the Biden administration’s ongoing federal lease ban. Writing in Forbes , David Blackmon said: U.S.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

Cars That Think

Both recently traded their respective SUVs for electric vehicles (EVs), and happily swore off every buying another internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle. motorists who, according to a study by the environmental group Coltura , drive 30,000 miles or more a year and use an estimated 32 percent of all gasoline.

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Charged EVs

By 2026, car manufacturers will have to [make approximately 17% of new vehicles] in their total fleets electric and zero-emission. First of all, President Biden has made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% in 2030 from the 2005 level. The third reason is that the car companies are making all kinds of commitments.

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