Pennsylvania’s largest solar farm will replace its largest coal plant
Electrek
MARCH 21, 2024
Pennsylvania's largest solar farm has been awarded $90 million and will sit on 2,700 acres of the shuttered Homer City coal plant's land.
Coal-state Kentucky just broke ground on its largest solar farm
Electrek
DECEMBER 18, 2023
National Grid Renewables has broken ground on what will be the largest solar farm in Kentucky once it comes online in 2024. more… The post Coal-state Kentucky just broke ground on its largest solar farm appeared first on Electrek.
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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal
Electrek
MARCH 29, 2024
Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
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China’s solar is now at twice the capacity of its coal power – report
Electrek
JUNE 26, 2023
Solar is growing at 33.7% year-on-year and is now at twice the capacity of coal power in China, according to a new report. more… The post China’s solar is now at twice the capacity of its coal power – report appeared first on Electrek.
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US shift toward wind and solar will cut coal, make EVs cleaner
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 24, 2023
Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S. The EIA forecasts that wind and solar will together account for 16% of total electricity generation in 2023, up from 14% in 2022 and 8% in 2018.
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DOE announces up to $6M to develop clean energy products from coal and coal wastes
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2022
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $6 million available ( DE-FOA-0002620 ) for research and development (R&D) projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for products that can be employed in clean energy technologies such as batteries and advanced manufacturing.
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US wind and solar combined produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023
Electrek
MAY 25, 2023
US wind and solar together produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). more… The post US wind and solar combined produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023 appeared first on Electrek.
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Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US
Electrek
APRIL 27, 2023
Wind and solar combined now provide more generating capacity and produce more electricity than coal in the US, according to. The post Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US appeared first on Electrek.
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US solar and wind expected to reduce coal and natural gas generation to 2025
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
Increased US power generation from mostly wind and solar will reduce generation from both coal and natural gas power plants in 2023 and 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) “ Short-Term Energy Outlook.”
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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
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. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. from coal. Energy source. Natural gas. Natural gas. Geothermal.
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Wind + solar produced more electricity than coal in the US in the first third of 2023
Electrek
JUNE 28, 2023
Electricity generated from wind and solar outproduced coal and nearly tied nuclear during the first four months of 2023 in the US, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). more… The post Wind + solar produced more electricity than coal in the US in the first third of 2023 appeared first on Electrek.
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West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site
Electrek
APRIL 6, 2022
West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on the site of the 5,800-acre Hobet Mine, one of the state’s largest former coal mines, which went bankrupt in 2015. The post West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site appeared first on Electrek.
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The largest solar farm in Kentucky will be built on a former coal mine
Electrek
DECEMBER 29, 2021
A 200 megawatt (MW) solar farm will be built on a former coal mine in eastern Kentucky. It will be the largest solar project in Kentucky and will provide employment opportunities for former coal workers.
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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. This is significant because it marks a shift toward making renewables increasingly competitive with coal, a mainstay in APAC’s energy mix.
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Rivian and partners are turning a huge Kentucky coal mine into an 800 MW solar farm
Electrek
JULY 25, 2023
Rivian, BrightNight, and The Nature Conservancy will together turn one of the largest coal mines in the US into Kentucky’s largest solar farm. more… The post Rivian and partners are turning a huge Kentucky coal mine into an 800 MW solar farm appeared first on Electrek.
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Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky
Teslarati
JULY 26, 2023
Rivian plans to convert the Starfire Mine in Kentucky to a solar energy center. The conversion is estimated to be a $1 billion solar project. The Starfire Mine, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mines in the United States. It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted.
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Coal-hungry Indiana’s largest-capacity solar farm is about to come online
Electrek
JANUARY 14, 2022
Houston-headquartered renewables company EDP Renewables North America has completed a 200-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Randolph County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis. It’s now the largest-capacity solar farm in Indiana.
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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025
Teslarati
JANUARY 15, 2024
While more effort is needed to reach that goal, one energy organization has predicted that renewables will overtake coal generation as the world’s largest electricity source in early 2025. Solar PV and wind account for 95 percent of the predicted 7,300 GW renewable expansion between 2023 and 2028. In the U.S.,
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Rivian, BrightNight and The Nature Conservancy Unite to Transform Starfire Coal Mine into Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm
Electric Cars Report
JULY 29, 2023
Starfire Mine, formerly one of the largest coal mines in the United States, will be the new site of a solar energy center. They were joined by […] The post Rivian, BrightNight and The Nature Conservancy Unite to Transform Starfire Coal Mine into Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
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Florida Power & Light blows up its last coal plant, will replace with solar
Electrek
JUNE 17, 2021
Florida Power & Light (FPL) yesterday demolished its last coal-fired plant, the Indiantown Cogeneration Plant in Martin County, east of the Everglades. And right before the plant imploded, FPL CEO Eric Silagy announced that the utility will build a solar center near the site.
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Coal is losing the price war to wind and solar faster than anticipated
Electrek
MAY 6, 2021
The costs of most existing coal-fired power plants in the US are now more expensive than the total costs of wind and solar as a result of their plunging costs, according to a new study. more… The post Coal is losing the price war to wind and solar faster than anticipated appeared first on Electrek.
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US Renewable energy sources surpass coal generation
Teslarati
MARCH 30, 2023
Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that the United States generated more electricity from renewable energy sources than coal last year. The Inflation Reduction Act will significantly impact renewable energy sources within the United States since it provides incentives for wind and solar power generation.
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A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm
Electrek
AUGUST 18, 2022
which serves most of northern West Virginia, is going to repurpose a former coal ash landfill for a utility-scale solar farm. The post A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm appeared first on Electrek. Electric utility FirstEnergy Corp.,
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EGEB: Minnesota’s largest utility files to replace coal plants with huge solar
Electrek
APRIL 15, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Xcel Energy has filed to replace its coal plants with what would be the largest solar farm in Minnesota. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Photo: Hornsea Project Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. Wind and solar power are now taking center stage. Solar covered 9% of the EU’s electricity needs. Coal and gas are on their way out, and renewables are stepping up.
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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2020
This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption. Coal-fired power generation fell by a record 18% year-on-year to its lowest level since 1975. An increase in natural gas generation offset some of the climate gains from this coal decline, but overall power sector emissions still decreased by almost 10%.
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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 of the total. of the total.
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A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story
Electrek
AUGUST 9, 2021
has announced it will retire three coal units and double its solar output within two years. more… The post A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story appeared first on Electrek. Florida utility Tampa Electric Co.
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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
Photo: PSNH/Flickr Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US. The Bow, New Hampshire-based power station has committed to retiring the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller Stations in New Hampshire, by 2028 and 2025, respectively.
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In a first, renewables beat coal in the US power sector in 2022
Electrek
MARCH 27, 2023
For the first time ever, renewable power generation – that’s wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal – exceeded coal-fired generation in the US electric power sector in 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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TVA pilots solar on a coal ash site, a US first, but there’s still a long way to go
Electrek
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – the largest utility in the United States – will launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program to determine whether closed coal ash storage sites can host utility-scale solar. The post TVA pilots solar on a coal ash site, a US first, but there’s still a long way to go appeared first on Electrek.
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The US could save $5.6B a year if it switched from coal to solar – study
Electrek
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Electricity from solar is cheaper than sourcing it from coal-fired power plants, according to a new article published in the journal Energy and Environmental Materials. a year if it switched from coal to solar – study appeared first on Electrek. more… The post The US could save $5.6B
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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. thousand in 2017.
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EGEB: Wind and solar drove a record fall in coal in 2020…
Electrek
MARCH 29, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): …except for in China, which saw a growth in coal – and emissions still rose. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
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IEA: global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from coal
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2021
Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
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EGEB: 76% of proposed coal plants have been canceled since 2015
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If just six countries took action now, it would eliminate 82% of the remaining coal pipeline. Solar is growing, but prices increased for the first time in seven years due to supply chain constraints. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.
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Energy from renewables will soon be cheaper than from coal—in many world regions
Green Car Reports
MARCH 17, 2020
Renewable energy is not just better for the environment, it's also becoming cheaper than coal for electricity generation in many parts of the world, according to a new report.
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Wind and solar cost less than coal for power
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Producing renewable electricity is cheaper than running old coal plants, a new report from investment firm Lazard shows. can produce power for $29 to $56 per megawatt-hour, compared to $27 to $45 for existing coal-fired powerplants, according to a report last week in the British Financial Times.
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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?
EV Adoption
MAY 25, 2021
One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true.
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Tesla Megapack battery turns on to replace Hawaii’s last coal plant
Baua Electric
JANUARY 11, 2024
A Tesla Megapack battery system has officially turned on to replace Hawaii’s very last coal power plant. In early 2022, we reported that Tesla is deploying Megapacks at a new energy storage project that will replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant. It will enable better use of the state’s increasing renewable energy.
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DOE to award $28.35M for R&D on advanced processing of rare earth elements and critical minerals from coal-based resources
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2021
Scandium and yttrium are included in the manufacture of cell phones, LED screens, solar panels, energy infrastructure, defense technologies, and other essential high-tech applications. AOI 2: Production of Critical Minerals (CM) (Excluding Rare Earth Elements or REE) from Coal-Based and Alternate Resources.
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