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2 More Western Utilities Move to Close Coal Plants Early, Shifting to Renewables and Storage

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Alongside a big boost in its energy efficiency efforts, TEP says the plan would allow it to avoid building any new natural gas plants. That target will make use of the roughly 25 percent of its capacity provided by the Palo Verde nuclear power plant, as well as 45 percent renewable energy, largely solar power.

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California’s Shift From Natural Gas to Solar Is Playing a Role in Rolling Blackouts

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Electricity demand for air conditioning throughout the region stretched California's power capacity and limited the state's ability to import power from nearby states. ” California has also lost a good deal of the generation capacity that it had in years past, he said.

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Why The World Needs More Nuclear Power

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles in this series covered carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, the production and consumption of coal, global natural gas trends, and the continued explosion in the growth of renewable energy: BP Warns Of An Unsustainable Path. Accounted For 98% Of Global Oil Production Growth In 2018.

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Renewables Catching Nuclear Power In Global Energy Race

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles in this series covered carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, the production and consumption of coal, and global natural gas trends: BP Warns Of An Unsustainable Path. Accounted For 98% Of Global Oil Production Growth In 2018. Increases Its Dominance In Natural Gas Production.

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Ameren Missouri Looks to Harness Wind, Solar and Batteries With $7.6B ‘Smart Energy Plan’

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Berkshire Hathaway’s MidAmerican Energy in Iowa , for example, served nearly half of its customers’ power needs in 2018 from its 6,500-megawatt wind fleet. gigawatt generation fleet comes from coal-fired power plants, while natural gas makes up about a quarter more, and nuclear power one-tenth.

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Arizona Utility APS Charts 15-Year Plan on Its Way to Zero-Carbon Energy by 2050

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Arizona Public Service released its plan for reaching zero-carbon by 2050 , with multiple options to balance the costs and carbon benefits of switching from coal and natural gas to renewables, batteries, distributed energy resources and as-yet-untested technologies. ” Short-term goals: Lots of new renewables, no new natural gas.

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Southern Company Commits to Net-Zero Carbon by 2050, but Seeks New Gas Plants for Now

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utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. its Southern Power competitive power arm which owns about 12.8

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