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Renewables now make up 30% of US power capacity – FERC

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Photo: Openverse Renewables – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower – are now 30% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to analysis of FERC’s mid-year data. That puts solar on track to become the US’s second-largest source of capacity – behind only natural gas – within three years. of capacity added.

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Solar + wind now make up more than 20% of US electrical generating capacity

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Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels.com Solar and wind now make up more than 20% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The renewable energy mix – biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind – is now nearly 30% of total US electrical generating capacity.

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Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead

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of US electrical generation in 2023, according to newly released end-of-year US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. EIA’s latest “ Electric Power Monthly ” (with data through December 31, 2023) reports that the combination of utility-scale and small-scale (e.g., of total US electrical generation. last year.

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How renewables could beat natural gas in US generating capacity within 3 years – in numbers

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Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster/BLM California US renewables’ electrical generating capacity could be close to – and may even surpass – natural gas within three years, according to FERC data. Three megawatts each of new biomass and oil capacity plus 1 MW each of new hydropower and natural gas capacity made up the balance.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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2050 net-zero strategy document , which explains how America will get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By some estimates, upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition. Neither does the U.S.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Earlier post.) DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Grant: $4,000,000).

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Impacts on the electric vehicle ecosystem.