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EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy?

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia. Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters

Baua Electric

The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. from coal. West Virginia.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Green Car Congress

These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. The market would focus, consolidate and find some very innovative ways to produce low-cost clean energy. Another misconception is that the USA public will not tolerate a premium for clean electricity.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

Green Car Congress

The project has future applications for supercritical CO2 cycles in power plants, nuclear power, solar power and natural gas combined cycle units. DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $187,500 Total: $937,500 (20% cost share). Advanced Ultrasupercritical Materials Thick-Walled Cycling Header for ComTest Alstom Power Inc. Ohio University.

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One Year Later, IRA Responsible for Tens of Thousands of American Jobs & Billions in Investment

Plug in America

The transition to clean transportation and clean energy is well underway and one thing that we’re most excited about is the thousands of jobs that are being created to support the transition. From just last year, West Virginia has seen 4,755 new jobs from clean energy projects. Jobs, jobs, and more jobs.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

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. Utility-scale photovoltaic solar array.