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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal

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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 Installed utility-scale solar capacity (104.61

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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project

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Ables Springs is Enel’s 17th renewables project in the state, where it has installed 3.8 Just over a week ago, Enel surpassed 10 GW of installed wind and solar capacity across the US and Canada and over 1 GW of installed utility-scale battery storage. GW of wind and solar plus over 1 GW of grid-scale storage. Get started here.

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EGEB: Oil giant Total rebrands as TotalEnergies, but some call it a greenwash

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): French oil giant Total changes its name to TotalEnergies to mark its shift to renewables. 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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EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest

Electrek

UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Biden administration freezes oil, gas leases in Alaska wildlife refuge

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Department of the Interior suspends oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Danish wind giant Ørsted bumps up its clean energy target to reach 50 GW of installed capacity by 2030. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: The first house in Scotland is being heated by recycled vegetable oil

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Heating homes with hydrotreated vegetable oil is now under way in pilots in the UK. 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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EGEB: Oil and gas lobbyists are trying to stop clean energy with Facebook ads

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UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Oil and gas lobbyists are trying to stop clean energy with Facebook ads appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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