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As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California

June 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 21, 2023. By Richard Bowers, Elesia Fasching, Katherine Antonio As more solar capacity has come online in California, grid operators at the California [Read more]

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Carbon intensity of U.S. power generation continues to fall but varies widely by state

September 14, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 13, 2022. By Paul McArdle, Elesia Fasching  From 2016 to 2020, the carbon intensity of U.S. power generation fell 18 per cent, driven [Read more]

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Coal accounts for 85 per cent of US electric generating capacity retirements in 2022

January 12, 2022 Energi Staff

By Elesia Fasching, Suparna Ray This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on January 11, 2022. Operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity to retire in the United States [Read more]

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Majority of new renewables undercut cheapest fossil fuel on cost

June 28, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Renewable Energy Agency on June 22, 2021. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 22, 2021 – The share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive [Read more]

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US production, use of refined coal continues to increase

February 8, 2019 Energi Staff

Refined coal generated more than 235 million megawatthours (MWh) of U.S. electricity in 2017, or 20 per cent of net coal generation, an increase of 2 per cent from 2016.  iStock photo. Refined coal processed to cut emissions when [Read more]

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US power sector CO2 emissions down 28% since 2005 thanks to switch to natural gas from coal

October 29, 2018 Energi Staff

Increases in electricity generation from non-carbon power sources since 2005 also had an effect on CO2 emissions from power generation. State policies and federal tax incentives that encouraged adoption of renewables have driven this growth.  [Read more]

solar power
USA

Wind, solar power generate 20% of electricity in 10 states in 2017

October 11, 2018 Energi Staff

Wind and solar power accounted for a significant amount of in-state electricity generation in Iowa, Kansas and California.  Total annual generation from wind and solar in the US last year hit 8 per cent, peaking [Read more]

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Natural gas can be permanent solution to cutting GHGs: CEOs

July 3, 2018 Energi Staff

Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, says natural gas is the best alternative to coal-fired power generation in many areas.  He adds improving technologies are helping curb methane emissions. Natural gas under attack by environmentalists A [Read more]

energy efficiency
Alberta

Opinion: An untapped Alberta resource: Energy efficiency

February 6, 2018 Energi Staff

The province must also require utility companies to assess and pursue more aggressive local energy efficiency programs, beyond those implemented on a system-wide basis.  CJOCFM.com photo. Energy efficiency includes cost effective alternatives to power generation [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

American model of substituting natural gas for coal should be promoted by Obama in Paris

November 25, 2015 JZadmin

Power generation emissions have fallen dramatically because of American model, will fall more under Clean Power Plan Barack Obama doesn’t often take advice from Big Oil, but the American Petroleum Institute has an idea ahead of [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Texas blows up over the Clean Power Plan – Part 1

August 10, 2015 JZadmin

Clean Power Plan aims to eliminate Texas coal power plants, which generate 24% of state electricity We get it. Texas is really mad about Obama, the EPA, and the Clean Power Plan. But behind the [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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