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25.5% Of US Electricity Coming From Renewable Energy

Electricity generated by renewable energy sources continues to grow month over month and year over year in the United States. In April 2022, the share of US electricity coming...

In a Twist, Old Coal Plants Help Deliver Renewable Power. Here’s How

Grain Belt Express announces expansion that means more clean energy for Missouri

Missouri will get five times the clean energy previously promised by the developers of the Grain Belt Express transmission line, executives announced Monday.  Grain Belt Express is a 800-mile high-voltage...

Governor McKee Signs Historic Legislation Requiring 100% of Rhode Island’s Electricity to be Offset by Renewable Energy by 2033

PROVIDENCE, RI – Continuing his #RIMomentum Tour, Governor Dan McKee today signed into law historic legislation to substantially increase renewable energy production and supply by requiring that 100 percent of Rhode...

Wind and solar power are ‘bailing out’ Texas amid record heat and energy demand

(CNN)Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity demand in the state, which surpassed 75 gigawatts on Sunday...

Lease terms for California offshore wind projects released

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Biden administration has released the lease terms for offshore wind projects that would place hundreds of turbines in California’s coastal waters — the first such...

The U.S. clean power industry hit significant milestones, but more must be done

Last week, the American Clean Power Association released its Clean Power Annual Market Report 2021, which showed that wind, utility solar, and battery storage power capacity in the U.S....

The fight for a national clean energy transmission system emerges on three fronts

After years of studies showing a national transmission system is the most cost-effective way to meet growing clean energy and carbon reduction mandates, there is still no nation-spanning solution....

Solar power heats up in Alaska

Households and businesses in Alaska are increasingly producing their own solar power and selling the excess electricity to utilities. — Though the number of Anchorage installations remains small, they...

CNN: Wind Energy is Booming in Deep-Red Republican States

CNN recently reported on the booming renewable energy industry in rural America, where wind and solar power are providing economic benefits in an area traditionally devoted to oil and...

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