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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

Green Car Congress

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. Rank State Proportional amount of emissions relative to 100% hydro 1 West Virginia 163.9 Geothermal 0 0 Solar 0 8.8 Nuclear 0 0 Wind 2.5

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EGEB: No. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Texas is expected to add record utility-scale solar in the next two years. West Virginia’s electric car drivers made a film about why they chose to embrace electric. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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

Green Car Congress

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. West Virginia. West Virginia. West Virginia. Energy source. Proportional amount of emissions relative to hydro. Natural gas.

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EPA power to reel in coal power emissions challenged, now elevated to Supreme Court

Green Car Reports

Fossil fuel-producing states and coal companies, led by West Virginia, argued that the EPA does not have the authority to shift electricity generation from coal to renewable sources like wind and solar, according.

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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

Baua Electric

Schiller Station (pictured), which is on the coast, will host a solar and battery storage system. It will be integral in supporting reliability daily during peak hours and acting as storage for the wind power now being built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and in the Gulf of Maine. That’s equivalent to taking more than 3.1

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

Plug in America

The IRA provides funds for a variety of activities from increasing solar and wind energy capacity and home improvements to save money on energy to installing EV charging and reducing the upfront cost of EVs. From just last year, West Virginia has seen 4,755 new jobs from clean energy projects. This is only the beginning.

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American energy and American made

Electric Auto Association

July 4th thoughts on EVs BY Robert FernatT, Member of West Virginia Electric Auto Association. This article was first posted on the West Virginia Electric Auto Association (WVEAA) site. That is true whether the electricity is produced from solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear, natural gas, or coal—it's all local.