Two-thirds of new renewables were cheaper than coal in 2021 – IRENA
In 2021, 163 gigawatts (GW) – nearly two-thirds – of new renewable power added was cheaper than the cheapest coal-fired…
In 2021, 163 gigawatts (GW) – nearly two-thirds – of new renewable power added was cheaper than the cheapest coal-fired…
Plans in Europe to place a small number of coal plants on temporary standby would only add 1.3% to EU emissions…
Electric utility FirstEnergy Corp., which serves most of northern West Virginia, is going to repurpose a former coal ash landfill…
The Homer City coal-burning power station – Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant – is going to be retired permanently in July…
For the first time ever, renewable power generation – that’s wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal – exceeded coal-fired generation…
Clean energy achieved momentum globally in 2022, yet it was something destructive that triggered that momentum.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) today released “Coal 2022,” its annual market report on the fossil fuel’s sector. Here’s where…
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – the largest utility in the United States – will launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program…
Nearly a quarter of the 200,568 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired capacity currently operating in the US has reported plans to…
The US Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday released a study stating that 80% of US coal power plant sites could be converted…
West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on the site of the 5,800-acre Hobet Mine, one of the state’s largest…
In the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today, there’s good news and bad news. We’re spotlighting…
Wind and solar, the fastest-growing sources of electricity, reached a record 10% of global electricity in 50 countries in 2021,…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Tesla models make up more than half of US EV sales in 2021….
2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in and deployment of clean energy, battery storage, and EVs in the US,…
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast in its January Short-Term Energy Outlook that rising electricity generation from clean energy such…
Houston-headquartered renewables company EDP Renewables North America has completed a 200-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Randolph County, Indiana, northeast of…
US electricity generator operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity to retire during 2022, and the vast…
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the largest coal mining union in the US, issued a statement yesterday that…
Coal production is forecast to reach an all-time high in 2022, and then after a couple of years, plateau as…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US has enough usable rooftop space to deploy solar that would match…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GM endorses the EPA’s stricter emissions rule, and 22 states say it’s not…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Two huge infrastructure plans will power New York City with wind, solar, and…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If just six countries took action now, it would eliminate 82% of the…